For Immediate Release
Thursday, December 19, 2024
Patriotic Millionaires on CR Deal Collapse: “Good Riddance”
“With this deal dead, Democrats need to grow a backbone and use the significant leverage they now have to let Republican leadership know that, if they want Democratic votes, the IRS needs to be fully funded.”
WASHINGTON, DC – Last night, Elon Musk and Donald Trump tanked a deal reached between congressional Republicans and Democrats to pass a continuing resolution to keep the government funded until March.
In response, Morris Pearl, Chair of the Patriotic Millionaires and a former managing director at BlackRock, Inc., released the following statement:
“Last night, President Elon Musk and Vice President Donald Trump joined forces to kill a funding deal crafted between congressional Republicans and Democrats to keep the government from shutting down on Friday. Good riddance. The deal couldn’t have passed without Democratic votes, but it was so bad they never should have supported it in the first place.
If they had voted for the deal, congressional Democrats would have provided the majority of votes to undo one of their accomplishments: cracking down on rich tax cheats by further cutting IRS funding for hiring enforcement agents focused on them.
With this deal dead, Democrats need to grow a backbone and use the significant leverage they now have to let Republican leadership know that, if they want Democratic votes, the IRS needs to be fully funded, as well as other programs that average Americans rely on.”
For interview requests with Morris Pearl or other members of the Patriotic Millionaires, please contact Emily McCloskey at emily@patrioticmillionaires.org.
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