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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Fifty five car CD talk Station. Happy Wednesday. Yes it
(00:03):
is listener lunch Wednesday. Yes, we'll be at Jim and
Jackson the River. Come meet Corey Bowm and Christopher Smithman
man Steve Gooden as well as Holly. Yeah we know Holly.
And without further ado, welcome back to the fifty five
CARSE Morning Show from Americans for Prosperity, Donovd and Neil.
It's always a pleasure to have you on the show.
Speaker 2 (00:18):
Brian. Great to be with you as always.
Speaker 1 (00:20):
And in spite of the government shutdown, you're still there,
You're still alive. Your world has not come to a
screeching halt.
Speaker 2 (00:27):
The only thing was my kids asked that they actually
had to go to school today, and I said, yeah,
schools aren't shut down, and you go to Catholic school anyway,
so you're going.
Speaker 1 (00:37):
You have a workaround with government school shutdowns. Donald Neill,
what is this actually going to mean? We all know
what this is about. These subsidies that kicked in during
COVID nineteen which let rich people get their Obamacare premium subsidized.
And I know the word rich is subjective, but the
cutoff used to be sixty two to five, and I
guess it's going back to sixty two thousand and five. No,
six hundred thousand dollars income homes can take advance of
(01:01):
this or this COVID nineteen implemented well giveaway from government.
So there's a whole bunch of whaling and gnashing of
teeth out there. I'm just wondering how they can justify
the claim that they're taking away healthcare from millions and
millions of Americans. I guess only one and a half
to two million people are eligible for this. But then again,
they're also making more than that four hundred percent of
(01:22):
poverty income threshold. So this is what it's all about.
This is it.
Speaker 2 (01:31):
That's right, that's right. Well, and what's crazy too is
this is policy that Democrats voted for. Right. They knew
that during COVID era, when they increased these subsidies provide
these subsidies that they were set to expire. That was
the deal, that was what they voted for in support of.
And now they're coming back saying, you know, holding the
government hostage, in fact, shutting it down as of midnight
(01:54):
this morning, just goes to show your Brian right, there's
no such thing as a temporary government program, and they
enact these things. They don't go away because there are
people like Chuck Schumer and that King Jeffries, and Marcy
Captor Great Landsman, and the rest of the crew out
there fighting to keep these government programs in place that
are wholly and entirely unnecessary and outside the scope of
(02:16):
the federal government beyond you know, the COVID nineteen crisis
that was created.
Speaker 1 (02:22):
Yeah, I'm COVID nineteen crisis. Well, and the other component
of this, I don't know. It seems to be, well,
it's not lost. They all get it. They're buying time
until like what mid November with the CR anyway, continuing
funding at last year's level, which is an outlandish, outrageous amount,
but there it is in writing on the CR. Democrats
could vote for that, and then they could go to
(02:43):
work and finish up the twelve appropriation bills, during which
time and the sausage making process that goes along with it,
they can ask for and probably end up scoring a
bunch of victories and getting what they want in spending.
In other words, an opportunity to extend these subsidies even
further with the propriations process AM I wrong on that.
Speaker 2 (03:02):
Well, that's sort of what the president has been saying
from what I've been reading, is you know that there's
opportunities for those discussions, but let's keep you know, we
shouldn't conflate the two issues and hold the government hostage
in the situation. You know, Republicans got you know, what
you see with these is they'll try to tackle on
different writers and make deals. What Republicans did for the
(03:23):
first time in a long time in Washington will say
we're not going to try to score partisan political points here.
We're just going to keep the government running at current
levels while we finish the budget process. Democrats are still
stuck in some of these ideas that hey, we actually
have to try to get something in order to do
our jobs. No, just keep the government running from the
government and go, you know, don't conflate the two issues.
(03:44):
So they have and we are here where we are
today with the shutdown federal government and American military overseas
doing their jobs but not getting paid.
Speaker 1 (03:56):
Yeah, but they're guaranteed to get their money under federal law.
I understand that. I also thought it was rather interesting
that Congress continues to get paid Senators and representatives are
all going to continue to get paid. How did that
work out? Isn't that amazing force?
Speaker 2 (04:12):
They control the power of the purse, Brian, They're not
going to not pay themselves for all the great work
they're doing. Well, it's why legislation all snarket site. It's
why legislation like to Prevent Government Shutdowns Act is important.
We need to remove some of those incentive mechanisms that
allow the you know, the Congress to continue to operate
(04:34):
and function and you know, largely be unimpacted when they
fail to get their their core essential constitutional responsibility done.
To Prevent Government Shutdowns Act would solve some of those problems,
remove some of those incentives, and sort of force Congress's
hand to at least keep the government fund until it
gets its normal order of business done.
Speaker 1 (04:51):
Yeah, I forgot that still floating around out there. Wouldn't
that be a wonderful thing. You wouldn't have to worry
about this happening anymore. And now these mass layoffs that
they're considering, I know the OMB is issued a statement
suggesting that a lot of employees could completely lose their jobs,
but it's been circulating widely and widely reported that yesterday,
one hundred thousand federal workers took the offer to quit
(05:12):
and take their payout. So I guess we're already down
one hundred thousand. That's translates to a lot of money
over the years in savings.
Speaker 2 (05:20):
Yeah, I mean, I think, you know, that's that's I've
appreciated seeing the White House talk about that quite a
bit and saying, look, you know, if you're willing to
shut the government down, maybe we're going to evaluate what
parts of the government even need to be open in
the first place. You'll see what ends up coming up
to that. But I do think right like, at the
heart of the problem here, right, the reason I think
(05:41):
we struggle to get our budgeting done on a federal
level for decades is because the dang thing has grown
so much. Nobody knows where all the money is, where
all the money should go, and what we actually need
to be doing. We do need a massive downsizing our
federal government. We shouldn't be shutting the government down like
this and creating a crisis and problems, but need to
downside the sky's the scope of our government. And that's
(06:02):
something nice to hear the Trump administration, you know, kind
of bringing back up again after the early early days
of the administration. There's a lot of there's a lot
of cuts and reform needed.
Speaker 1 (06:11):
There no question you talked about the money flowing, the amount
of money flowing out of federal government. I mean, we've
had this problem here locally in Cincinnati. You give money
to a non governmental organization which has this wonderful stated
purpose on what it's going to accomplish with the money.
No one ever follows up to see if anything's been
done with it. I mean, we learned that from Doge
in the early I mean, we were so excited about
Doge in the work in the in the what they
(06:32):
were revealing the American public about where their dollars went
out into the world for all these crazy programs. Crazy
as any identified program might have been. We don't know
if it actually was even done. These NGOs have big
fat salaries, all were not for profit. Yeah, but you're
making five hundred grand a years. The is the board
of directors member of the NGO? What's right with that?
Speaker 2 (06:54):
That's right? Well, And that's part of what Chuck Schumer
the Democrats are holding hostage here is they're saying they
want to restore some of those programs or so some
of that funding just ludicrous. And this is the stuff
that you know across you talk to any America and
they said, why am I funding you know, a million
dollars for some wacky program in the heart of Africa.
That program can go out and get its own money
(07:15):
from you know, let's doing crazy donors. It doesn't need
to have the tax American taxpayer paying for it. Use
that money to pay for roads, fighter jets, and border security.
That's what the federal government should be spending our tax dollars. Right.
Speaker 1 (07:26):
Yeah, get line over at George Soros's organization stand alone
with the rest of those people to hand out. If
he thinks your program has merit, he'd be more than
happy to fund it, right. Is that the way the
world works?
Speaker 2 (07:37):
Yeah? Yeah, well, and that's the we'll get too deep here,
but you know that's part of the problem. Right as
you're pointing out there brand the federal government has sort
of grown into this space of being nonprofit community granting entity. Nonprofits.
Charity organizations do great work, but they should be going
out there and getting that from donors based on the
(07:58):
meritive of what they're accomplished, not waiting for the federal
government to give them handouts and taxpair dollars. It's it's
all out of lack. And that's the opportunity we see
in these situations right, not that it's a good opportunity,
but provides an opportunity to talk about what what the
government really should be doing and what's at stake.
Speaker 1 (08:15):
Donald Nee, Americans for Prosperity. I always love talking with you.
Appreciate the work that AFPs doing Each and every week.
I encourage my listeners to get in touch and the
heed the call of action that AFP is always providing
and a welcome opportunity to get some information. They facilitate
and make it really easy for you to get engaged.
So Americans for Prosperity Donovan, we'll talk again real soon.
(08:35):
Have a great week, my friend.
Speaker 2 (08:38):
Do as well, Brian.
Speaker 1 (08:38):
Thanks seven thirty nine. If you have KCD talk station
Clement County Veteran Service ce Bells waiting in the wings.
We're gonna hear about that and it's some information he
wants to pass along. Just a second first, though, Peter
Sharia Kellowilliams Seven Hills is amazing real estate team, the
best in the business. Ask TCG the should we group
ASKTCG dot com. Check out the programs that got instant offer.
(09:00):
You don't want to show your house. You don't want
to bother with the whole process, staging, painting, whatever it is.
You can avoid it with an ins and off. Within
forty eight hours of Peter Shubri and the group seeing
your home, you'll have a cash offer. You can close
within two weeks. It's truly amazing. Get out of dodge programs.
What I like jokingly refer to it, love it or
leave it. You don't like the home that you bought
as a with them as your buyer's agent. Within the
(09:21):
first year. If you're not happy with it, they'll sell
it for free no commission. The cast the Keys program
and then the Patriot program, which is ten percent of
the commission gets kicked back to you at closing. So
if you're a veteran member of the via police fire and Ems,
they got love for you at the Shabri Group. Learn more,
go to ASKTCG dot com or call them at five
(09:41):
one three seven zero eight three thousand fifty five KRC
the talk station all
Fifty five car CD talk Station. Happy Wednesday. Yes it
(00:03):
is listener lunch Wednesday. Yes, we'll be at Jim and
Jackson the River. Come meet Corey Bowm and Christopher Smithman
man Steve Gooden as well as Holly. Yeah we know Holly.
And without further ado, welcome back to the fifty five
CARSE Morning Show from Americans for Prosperity, Donovd and Neil.
It's always a pleasure to have you on the show.
Speaker 2 (00:18):
Brian. Great to be with you as always.
Speaker 1 (00:20):
And in spite of the government shutdown, you're still there,
You're still alive. Your world has not come to a
screeching halt.
Speaker 2 (00:27):
The only thing was my kids asked that they actually
had to go to school today, and I said, yeah,
schools aren't shut down, and you go to Catholic school anyway,
so you're going.
Speaker 1 (00:37):
You have a workaround with government school shutdowns. Donald Neill,
what is this actually going to mean? We all know
what this is about. These subsidies that kicked in during
COVID nineteen which let rich people get their Obamacare premium subsidized.
And I know the word rich is subjective, but the
cutoff used to be sixty two to five, and I
guess it's going back to sixty two thousand and five. No,
six hundred thousand dollars income homes can take advance of
(01:01):
this or this COVID nineteen implemented well giveaway from government.
So there's a whole bunch of whaling and gnashing of
teeth out there. I'm just wondering how they can justify
the claim that they're taking away healthcare from millions and
millions of Americans. I guess only one and a half
to two million people are eligible for this. But then again,
they're also making more than that four hundred percent of
(01:22):
poverty income threshold. So this is what it's all about.
This is it.
Speaker 2 (01:31):
That's right, that's right. Well, and what's crazy too is
this is policy that Democrats voted for. Right. They knew
that during COVID era, when they increased these subsidies provide
these subsidies that they were set to expire. That was
the deal, that was what they voted for in support of.
And now they're coming back saying, you know, holding the
government hostage, in fact, shutting it down as of midnight
(01:54):
this morning, just goes to show your Brian right, there's
no such thing as a temporary government program, and they
enact these things. They don't go away because there are
people like Chuck Schumer and that King Jeffries, and Marcy
Captor Great Landsman, and the rest of the crew out
there fighting to keep these government programs in place that
are wholly and entirely unnecessary and outside the scope of
(02:16):
the federal government beyond you know, the COVID nineteen crisis
that was created.
Speaker 1 (02:22):
Yeah, I'm COVID nineteen crisis. Well, and the other component
of this, I don't know. It seems to be, well,
it's not lost. They all get it. They're buying time
until like what mid November with the CR anyway, continuing
funding at last year's level, which is an outlandish, outrageous amount,
but there it is in writing on the CR. Democrats
could vote for that, and then they could go to
(02:43):
work and finish up the twelve appropriation bills, during which
time and the sausage making process that goes along with it,
they can ask for and probably end up scoring a
bunch of victories and getting what they want in spending.
In other words, an opportunity to extend these subsidies even
further with the propriations process AM I wrong on that.
Speaker 2 (03:02):
Well, that's sort of what the president has been saying
from what I've been reading, is you know that there's
opportunities for those discussions, but let's keep you know, we
shouldn't conflate the two issues and hold the government hostage
in the situation. You know, Republicans got you know, what
you see with these is they'll try to tackle on
different writers and make deals. What Republicans did for the
(03:23):
first time in a long time in Washington will say
we're not going to try to score partisan political points here.
We're just going to keep the government running at current
levels while we finish the budget process. Democrats are still
stuck in some of these ideas that hey, we actually
have to try to get something in order to do
our jobs. No, just keep the government running from the
government and go, you know, don't conflate the two issues.
(03:44):
So they have and we are here where we are
today with the shutdown federal government and American military overseas
doing their jobs but not getting paid.
Speaker 1 (03:56):
Yeah, but they're guaranteed to get their money under federal law.
I understand that. I also thought it was rather interesting
that Congress continues to get paid Senators and representatives are
all going to continue to get paid. How did that
work out? Isn't that amazing force?
Speaker 2 (04:12):
They control the power of the purse, Brian, They're not
going to not pay themselves for all the great work
they're doing. Well, it's why legislation all snarket site. It's
why legislation like to Prevent Government Shutdowns Act is important.
We need to remove some of those incentive mechanisms that
allow the you know, the Congress to continue to operate
(04:34):
and function and you know, largely be unimpacted when they
fail to get their their core essential constitutional responsibility done.
To Prevent Government Shutdowns Act would solve some of those problems,
remove some of those incentives, and sort of force Congress's
hand to at least keep the government fund until it
gets its normal order of business done.
Speaker 1 (04:51):
Yeah, I forgot that still floating around out there. Wouldn't
that be a wonderful thing. You wouldn't have to worry
about this happening anymore. And now these mass layoffs that
they're considering, I know the OMB is issued a statement
suggesting that a lot of employees could completely lose their jobs,
but it's been circulating widely and widely reported that yesterday,
one hundred thousand federal workers took the offer to quit
(05:12):
and take their payout. So I guess we're already down
one hundred thousand. That's translates to a lot of money
over the years in savings.
Speaker 2 (05:20):
Yeah, I mean, I think, you know, that's that's I've
appreciated seeing the White House talk about that quite a
bit and saying, look, you know, if you're willing to
shut the government down, maybe we're going to evaluate what
parts of the government even need to be open in
the first place. You'll see what ends up coming up
to that. But I do think right like, at the
heart of the problem here, right, the reason I think
(05:41):
we struggle to get our budgeting done on a federal
level for decades is because the dang thing has grown
so much. Nobody knows where all the money is, where
all the money should go, and what we actually need
to be doing. We do need a massive downsizing our
federal government. We shouldn't be shutting the government down like
this and creating a crisis and problems, but need to
downside the sky's the scope of our government. And that's
(06:02):
something nice to hear the Trump administration, you know, kind
of bringing back up again after the early early days
of the administration. There's a lot of there's a lot
of cuts and reform needed.
Speaker 1 (06:11):
There no question you talked about the money flowing, the amount
of money flowing out of federal government. I mean, we've
had this problem here locally in Cincinnati. You give money
to a non governmental organization which has this wonderful stated
purpose on what it's going to accomplish with the money.
No one ever follows up to see if anything's been
done with it. I mean, we learned that from Doge
in the early I mean, we were so excited about
Doge in the work in the in the what they
(06:32):
were revealing the American public about where their dollars went
out into the world for all these crazy programs. Crazy
as any identified program might have been. We don't know
if it actually was even done. These NGOs have big
fat salaries, all were not for profit. Yeah, but you're
making five hundred grand a years. The is the board
of directors member of the NGO? What's right with that?
Speaker 2 (06:54):
That's right? Well, And that's part of what Chuck Schumer
the Democrats are holding hostage here is they're saying they
want to restore some of those programs or so some
of that funding just ludicrous. And this is the stuff
that you know across you talk to any America and
they said, why am I funding you know, a million
dollars for some wacky program in the heart of Africa.
That program can go out and get its own money
(07:15):
from you know, let's doing crazy donors. It doesn't need
to have the tax American taxpayer paying for it. Use
that money to pay for roads, fighter jets, and border security.
That's what the federal government should be spending our tax dollars. Right.
Speaker 1 (07:26):
Yeah, get line over at George Soros's organization stand alone
with the rest of those people to hand out. If
he thinks your program has merit, he'd be more than
happy to fund it, right. Is that the way the
world works?
Speaker 2 (07:37):
Yeah? Yeah, well, and that's the we'll get too deep here,
but you know that's part of the problem. Right as
you're pointing out there brand the federal government has sort
of grown into this space of being nonprofit community granting entity. Nonprofits.
Charity organizations do great work, but they should be going
out there and getting that from donors based on the
(07:58):
meritive of what they're accomplished, not waiting for the federal
government to give them handouts and taxpair dollars. It's it's
all out of lack. And that's the opportunity we see
in these situations right, not that it's a good opportunity,
but provides an opportunity to talk about what what the
government really should be doing and what's at stake.
Speaker 1 (08:15):
Donald Nee, Americans for Prosperity. I always love talking with you.
Appreciate the work that AFPs doing Each and every week.
I encourage my listeners to get in touch and the
heed the call of action that AFP is always providing
and a welcome opportunity to get some information. They facilitate
and make it really easy for you to get engaged.
So Americans for Prosperity Donovan, we'll talk again real soon.
(08:35):
Have a great week, my friend.
Speaker 2 (08:38):
Do as well, Brian.
Speaker 1 (08:38):
Thanks seven thirty nine. If you have KCD talk station
Clement County Veteran Service ce Bells waiting in the wings.
We're gonna hear about that and it's some information he
wants to pass along. Just a second first, though, Peter
Sharia Kellowilliams Seven Hills is amazing real estate team, the
best in the business. Ask TCG the should we group
ASKTCG dot com. Check out the programs that got instant offer.
(09:00):
You don't want to show your house. You don't want
to bother with the whole process, staging, painting, whatever it is.
You can avoid it with an ins and off. Within
forty eight hours of Peter Shubri and the group seeing
your home, you'll have a cash offer. You can close
within two weeks. It's truly amazing. Get out of dodge programs.
What I like jokingly refer to it, love it or
leave it. You don't like the home that you bought
as a with them as your buyer's agent. Within the
(09:21):
first year. If you're not happy with it, they'll sell
it for free no commission. The cast the Keys program
and then the Patriot program, which is ten percent of
the commission gets kicked back to you at closing. So
if you're a veteran member of the via police fire and Ems,
they got love for you at the Shabri Group. Learn more,
go to ASKTCG dot com or call them at five
(09:41):
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