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It is unfortunately front-loaded in deficits and backloaded in savings, which I do not like,
Republican representative Chip Roy of Texas, another conservative holdout, said Monday
If this legislation is designed to make life better for the American people, can someone explain to me why they would hold a hearing to advance the bill at 1 a.m. in the morning?"
he added
They literally are trying to take health care away from millions of Americans at this very moment in the dead of night,
House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries said MondayIf we don't get it, that means the Democrats will have stopped us. And that means people will get a 68% tax increase, the largest in history. And if we do get it, we're going to have the largest tax decrease in history,
Trump said
We want to know what’s truly on the table, what’s not, because that affects us in our district,
LaLota said
The body has a right to vote on it,
Norman added
I think it's pretty obvious that we think we need more time,
Andy Harris (R-MD), Freedom Caucus chairman, saidI would’ve preferred that we’d handled this two months ago ... This was on everyone’s radar for a couple of years now,
LaLota saidI think it’s the desire of every Republican, always has been, to make work requirements real and actionable as soon as possible,
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We wouldn't even be in this position right now if you didn't have members in seats like mine, who won,
Lawler saidWe’re almost there, and I’m very optimistic that we will find the right equilibrium point to get this bill delivered,
Johnson said on Monday afternoonWe made enough progress that we thought in good faith, we should move it forward,
Roy said of the legislation advancing out of the Budget Committee on SundayHe said he wants to solve the budget deficit,
Harris saidGood luck getting what they want."
Lawler also scoffed at Freedom Caucus members who have saidHouse Republicans, in particular, are once again shamefully bending the knee and serving as nothing more than a rubber stamp for Donald Trump’s extreme agenda,
he addedIt represents a once-in-a-generation opportunity to deliver on the Make America Great Again agenda responsible for President Trump’s landslide victory on Nov. 5,
she said
That’s exactly what you’re all doing because you all know exactly what the bill does, how unpopular it is and what regular Americans think of it,
said McGovern,
If Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ is so great, why not debate it when people are still awake? Wouldn’t you want everyone to know how great it is?”
asked McGovern, ranking member of the House rules committeeUnder the rules, Budget Dems get two calendar days to file minority views after last night's markup. That could take until midnight Tuesday. Rules then has a one hour notice requirement, hence starting at 1 am,
political commentator Brendan Buck said on X, citing someone with expert knowledge of the legislative processHe wants to be involved as much as we need him,
Johnson told House GOP colleagues