Yes, it could actually happen. And Larry Elder has a good shot at it. That would be amazing, because he’s not the girly boy Ahnald turned out to be. The problem, of course, is that the Democrats have supermajorities in both houses, so his vetoes might not stand up. That’s not fixable until next year (if then).
I wonder how many times Starliner will end up flying, if and when they get it operational? It can’t compete with SpaceX on price, especially when Starship starts flying.
This hits literally close to home. I haven’t talked to my brother, but I’ll bet that one of the plants being shut down is the Flint plant (the last remaining GM plant in the town where GM was born). He had been getting a lot of overtime, but I suspect that he’s not working now.