Chip Roy

When you pass the budget, now the Senate has to do it. Once we get those aligned, then we have to do the actual work of reconciliation, where we do all of the votes on the specific measures, the tax policy and the spending. My requirement to my colleagues is we must reduce deficits. We must bring down spending.

And we've got to embrace Doge and the discretionary side and make sure that we deliver reduced deficits. This was a step forward. And the drama was there were a few of my colleagues, mostly on the right flank, who wanted more. And you know what? I did too.

And we've got to embrace Doge and the discretionary side and make sure that we deliver reduced deficits. This was a step forward. And the drama was there were a few of my colleagues, mostly on the right flank, who wanted more. And you know what? I did too.

But I had already basically given my word in order to move this through committee to get the floor and the spending restraint and the tie to tax policy. So a few others fought for some more good things. I think we'll get some good results out of Victoria and Warren Davidson and others that demanded more spending restraint.

But I had already basically given my word in order to move this through committee to get the floor and the spending restraint and the tie to tax policy. So a few others fought for some more good things. I think we'll get some good results out of Victoria and Warren Davidson and others that demanded more spending restraint.

Yeah, well, there's two reasons. One, members of Congress don't have the courage. And two, Doge hasn't illuminated as many things that we need to cut yet that I think we're going to be able to cut, and I think that's going to happen. A lot of these things are things we know, but until Doge puts it out there, it's harder to get some of my friends in Congress to have the courage to go cut.

Yeah, well, there's two reasons. One, members of Congress don't have the courage. And two, Doge hasn't illuminated as many things that we need to cut yet that I think we're going to be able to cut, and I think that's going to happen. A lot of these things are things we know, but until Doge puts it out there, it's harder to get some of my friends in Congress to have the courage to go cut.

So what does this mean? You pointed out, so for the average viewer out there, and I think Charlie's talked about this too, pre-COVID, we were spending about $4.5 trillion. This year we're at $7 trillion. Now let me put in context what we passed last night. We passed a bill that will simply reduce the increase in spending by about $150 to $200 billion a year.

So what does this mean? You pointed out, so for the average viewer out there, and I think Charlie's talked about this too, pre-COVID, we were spending about $4.5 trillion. This year we're at $7 trillion. Now let me put in context what we passed last night. We passed a bill that will simply reduce the increase in spending by about $150 to $200 billion a year.

That is compared to a $7 trillion current spend. At the end of the 10-year budget window, we will have spent $84 trillion. We will have taken in about $60-something trillion for a rough increase in the deficit, more debt of $20 trillion. I'm not painting a great picture yet, am I? I had very serious reservations about moving this bill. But here's why it was important.

That is compared to a $7 trillion current spend. At the end of the 10-year budget window, we will have spent $84 trillion. We will have taken in about $60-something trillion for a rough increase in the deficit, more debt of $20 trillion. I'm not painting a great picture yet, am I? I had very serious reservations about moving this bill. But here's why it was important.

It set the stage with a floor of spending restraint. It opened the door to reforming Medicaid, which we must do because it is currently being used to scam taxpayers, to give money to able-bodied Americans and illegal aliens at the expense of those who need it the most. We need to reform it. My colleagues who are afraid of that are wrong.

It set the stage with a floor of spending restraint. It opened the door to reforming Medicaid, which we must do because it is currently being used to scam taxpayers, to give money to able-bodied Americans and illegal aliens at the expense of those who need it the most. We need to reform it. My colleagues who are afraid of that are wrong.

And we need to hold our colleagues accountable and discretionary to take the doge cuts like USAID and implement them. Let me remind you, Eli Crane, my conservative friend from Arizona, offered an amendment because all of us knew, all of us conservatives knew that USAID was bad. He offered an amendment to cut it by 50%. Republicans voted for it. 102 Republicans voted for it.

And we need to hold our colleagues accountable and discretionary to take the doge cuts like USAID and implement them. Let me remind you, Eli Crane, my conservative friend from Arizona, offered an amendment because all of us knew, all of us conservatives knew that USAID was bad. He offered an amendment to cut it by 50%. Republicans voted for it. 102 Republicans voted for it.

114 Republicans voted against it. That was in the fall of 23. Because of Doge, I think that vote today would be different. But this is what we're up against. I'm answering your question in a long form. That's why it's a problem. We have two and a half, you asked why it went up?

114 Republicans voted against it. That was in the fall of 23. Because of Doge, I think that vote today would be different. But this is what we're up against. I'm answering your question in a long form. That's why it's a problem. We have two and a half, you asked why it went up?

Part of that's inflation because of the ridiculous policies under Biden, the energy policies, the big spending, and then it's the spending. And all of that raised it from $4.5 to $7 trillion. Keep in mind, the total spend in 1987 was a trillion dollars. It was $4.5 trillion in 2019. It's already up to $7 trillion. We've got to act.

Part of that's inflation because of the ridiculous policies under Biden, the energy policies, the big spending, and then it's the spending. And all of that raised it from $4.5 to $7 trillion. Keep in mind, the total spend in 1987 was a trillion dollars. It was $4.5 trillion in 2019. It's already up to $7 trillion. We've got to act.

The Senate's going to have to stand up, work with us to actually embrace additional spending restraint.