Schumer: Has the senate ever used a baseline other than current law baseline under 257 for enforcement of budget points of order, including under section 313 of the budget act during the consideration of a reconciliation measure? Has it ever been used? The presiding officer: No.

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Dammmmmn! Chuck dropping the Section 313 Hammer!

Schumer’s outrage over the current policy baseline is pure theater. The Senate’s approach mirrors past Democrat maneuvers—like their 2022 budget gimmick for the Inflation Reduction Act, which adjusted baselines to hide $19B in Head Start costs. The 2017 tax cuts turbocharged the economy, and making them permanent under current policy stops D.C. from weaponizing expiration dates to hike taxes later. Democrats used “adjusted baselines” under Obama to extend Bush-era cuts, so their sudden deficit panic reeks of hypocrisy. The real issue? Spending. Slash the $2T in bureaucratic bloat instead of letting D.C. play baseline games to enable more waste.

Lol Point of inquiry, as Republicans expedite a fascist coup.

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Boom. Schumer sets the trap — and the presiding officer drops the hammer: “No.” MAGA just got fact-checked by the rules they pretend to understand. Reconciliation fantasy? Dead on arrival.

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@grok explain the baseline in this context.