John Bickley

was an advantage but i also think that he was very committed to helping the president get these folks um confirmed and uh was willing to do whatever we needed him to do and so there were you know a number of times where we had him engaging in conversations we had other senators talking to senators and of course the the president at the end of the day ultimately is the person who is most influential in uh in trying to get uh folks to support and vote for his agenda and so as you said it was team effort and um you know we're all kind of

I guess part of that team.

I guess part of that team.

Well, I think right now the big reconciliation bill that we're in the process of moving and hopefully will move in the next several weeks is going to be really key to the president's agenda. I mean, if you look at all the things he campaigned on and I always put, you know, I think there is no if you don't get national security right, the rest is conversation. Right.

Well, I think right now the big reconciliation bill that we're in the process of moving and hopefully will move in the next several weeks is going to be really key to the president's agenda. I mean, if you look at all the things he campaigned on and I always put, you know, I think there is no if you don't get national security right, the rest is conversation. Right.

So I think the president's agenda on national security is important now. There wasn't a single year in the Biden administration where their commitment to the military kept up even with the rate of inflation. So we've fallen behind in a lot of areas. And President Trump recognizes that, recognizes that we live in a dangerous world and we've got to be able to defend America and American interests.

So I think the president's agenda on national security is important now. There wasn't a single year in the Biden administration where their commitment to the military kept up even with the rate of inflation. So we've fallen behind in a lot of areas. And President Trump recognizes that, recognizes that we live in a dangerous world and we've got to be able to defend America and American interests.

And so that's a priority. And the border security, I would argue, is right up there with that because that's also, in my view, a national security issue. And then I think on the economy, it's getting rid of burdensome Biden regulations, extending the 2017 Trump tax cuts, and then creating an energy policy that makes America energy dominant.

And so that's a priority. And the border security, I would argue, is right up there with that because that's also, in my view, a national security issue. And then I think on the economy, it's getting rid of burdensome Biden regulations, extending the 2017 Trump tax cuts, and then creating an energy policy that makes America energy dominant.

I think those are all issues that feed into a strong economy that creates better paying jobs and makes the lives of Americans more prosperous. So multifaceted. And I think the president, too, just taking control of, what I would call an out of control, ideological, woke agenda that the Biden administration had implemented.

I think those are all issues that feed into a strong economy that creates better paying jobs and makes the lives of Americans more prosperous. So multifaceted. And I think the president, too, just taking control of, what I would call an out of control, ideological, woke agenda that the Biden administration had implemented.

And bringing just kind of old fashioned common sense back to our government. I think he's restored that. I think the American people welcome that.

And bringing just kind of old fashioned common sense back to our government. I think he's restored that. I think the American people welcome that.

the far left doesn't and they're going to be very loud and very vocal and they're making everything very hard in the senate i mean we've got nothing as easy these days because they are blocking and obstructing and and delaying the things that we're trying to get done here but i think they represent a small minority of the american population i think the majority of americans are glad

the far left doesn't and they're going to be very loud and very vocal and they're making everything very hard in the senate i mean we've got nothing as easy these days because they are blocking and obstructing and and delaying the things that we're trying to get done here but i think they represent a small minority of the american population i think the majority of americans are glad

that we've got a president now who understands that for example you shouldn't have biological males competing against you know girls and in in women's sports i mean those are the types of just i think common sense issues that really resonate with the american people and they're why they and one of the big reasons they supported the president last fall

that we've got a president now who understands that for example you shouldn't have biological males competing against you know girls and in in women's sports i mean those are the types of just i think common sense issues that really resonate with the american people and they're why they and one of the big reasons they supported the president last fall

Well, I think for some of them, their hardcore political base believes this. And so even if they don't agree with it, the energy, the activism, the money in the Democrat party right now is in the far left. And I think there are parties searching for an identity. I think they're floundering right now. They don't know, all they know is they hate the president.

Well, I think for some of them, their hardcore political base believes this. And so even if they don't agree with it, the energy, the activism, the money in the Democrat party right now is in the far left. And I think there are parties searching for an identity. I think they're floundering right now. They don't know, all they know is they hate the president.

And so you've got Trump derangement syndrome on full display among Democrats in the country today. But you look at even the things that they blocked, they used the filibuster, which interestingly enough, they were really ready to get rid of. If they had gotten the majority, they were gonna get rid of it in a New York minute.