Senator Eric Schmitt

We're five and a half months into FY25. Chuck Schumer not one time brought up a single appropriation bill. We had 11 appropriation bills sitting on his desk since July 31st. Six of them pass out a committee with unanimous support, meaning no opposition. And he didn't one time bring it

We're five and a half months into FY25. Chuck Schumer not one time brought up a single appropriation bill. We had 11 appropriation bills sitting on his desk since July 31st. Six of them pass out a committee with unanimous support, meaning no opposition. And he didn't one time bring it

to the floor, which now he's saying that the reason why we're doing the CR is because Republicans lack of leadership, but whatever. What we've got to do is cut the umbilical cord from the Biden administration. It's holding us back.

to the floor, which now he's saying that the reason why we're doing the CR is because Republicans lack of leadership, but whatever. What we've got to do is cut the umbilical cord from the Biden administration. It's holding us back.

There's no way we can get the doge cuts that we need in this fiscal year for FY25 because before the Biden administration left, they up, they front loaded all the spending. So basically most of the money for FY25 has already been spent. This is why You saw in the Doge Act, they went in and they clawed back $80 billion from FEMA.

There's no way we can get the doge cuts that we need in this fiscal year for FY25 because before the Biden administration left, they up, they front loaded all the spending. So basically most of the money for FY25 has already been spent. This is why You saw in the Doge Act, they went in and they clawed back $80 billion from FEMA.

They're going through these programs and they're getting the money back because otherwise we're going to run out of money. I mean, they literally spent all the money in January. So with that, that means that we can't start enacting doge cuts until we start on FY26. So we've got to cut a clean cut. We need to say goodbye, play the song. Hey, hey, hey, goodbye, whatever that song is.

They're going through these programs and they're getting the money back because otherwise we're going to run out of money. I mean, they literally spent all the money in January. So with that, that means that we can't start enacting doge cuts until we start on FY26. So we've got to cut a clean cut. We need to say goodbye, play the song. Hey, hey, hey, goodbye, whatever that song is.

Yeah, there you go. No, no, no, no. And get FY25 behind us to the Biden administration and move on to FY26. We start working on it. Now, think about this. We're already into March. We'll start working on FY26 appropriations literally Monday.

Yeah, there you go. No, no, no, no. And get FY25 behind us to the Biden administration and move on to FY26. We start working on it. Now, think about this. We're already into March. We'll start working on FY26 appropriations literally Monday.

I mean, we'll start working on them Monday because we need to have all 12 appropriation bills, unless we're going to do another CR, which none of us want to do that. We got to have all 12 appropriation bills out of the committees, out of the appropriation committee, which I sat on, and to the floor no later than July 31st. Now, the House has to do the same thing.

I mean, we'll start working on them Monday because we need to have all 12 appropriation bills, unless we're going to do another CR, which none of us want to do that. We got to have all 12 appropriation bills out of the committees, out of the appropriation committee, which I sat on, and to the floor no later than July 31st. Now, the House has to do the same thing.

And then we've got to start working out our differences so we can avoid conference in most of the bills because they're going to be different bills. But if we don't have them done by the time we get back from our August recess, we're going to run into a CR.

And then we've got to start working out our differences so we can avoid conference in most of the bills because they're going to be different bills. But if we don't have them done by the time we get back from our August recess, we're going to run into a CR.

So the more we waste on FY25, and I know this is getting wonky, the more we waste on FY25, the less likely we are to get FY26 appropriation done and get started with President Trump's agenda.

So the more we waste on FY25, and I know this is getting wonky, the more we waste on FY25, the less likely we are to get FY26 appropriation done and get started with President Trump's agenda.

Well, so that's another thing. People are confused by this. We've got the budget we got to do, which sets the top line numbers. Budget is not reconciliation. Budget just simply sets the top line numbers for each committee to have to fall within. So we've got the budget from the House. We still have got to get our budget done in the Senate.

Well, so that's another thing. People are confused by this. We've got the budget we got to do, which sets the top line numbers. Budget is not reconciliation. Budget just simply sets the top line numbers for each committee to have to fall within. So we've got the budget from the House. We still have got to get our budget done in the Senate.

And the difference that we're fighting on is current tax policy or current tax law. So what that means is the current taxes that we're playing in right now, once again, this is difficult, but your listening audience is very educated on politics. I believe they're following. Right now, what we're working on is underneath the current tax policy that President Trump put in place.

And the difference that we're fighting on is current tax policy or current tax law. So what that means is the current taxes that we're playing in right now, once again, this is difficult, but your listening audience is very educated on politics. I believe they're following. Right now, what we're working on is underneath the current tax policy that President Trump put in place.