Tom Emmer

Mike Johnson for reconciliation has set a deadline. He wants to vote on a budget resolution by the first week of February. Why is that important? The budget resolution you have to have before you can even move forward with reconciliation. That's usually pre-negotiated with the Senate. So if we can keep with that aggressive timeline, you'll have that back to the House sometime in February.

Once you have that, that allows your 12 subcommittees to get their allotment and start to build out their 12 appropriations subcommittees, build out their budgets. Jason Smith, our Ways and Means Chair, believes we can have that process done by the end of March.

Once you have that, that allows your 12 subcommittees to get their allotment and start to build out their 12 appropriations subcommittees, build out their budgets. Jason Smith, our Ways and Means Chair, believes we can have that process done by the end of March.

Mike, again, our speaker, in this very aggressive timeline, if that's possible, he would like to vote on it in the House in the first two weeks of April. This includes the tax permanency extensions, et cetera, from the Trump tax cuts back in 2017. If we're able to keep to that schedule, then you could realistically have a reconciliation bill to President Trump's desk by Memorial Weekend.

Mike, again, our speaker, in this very aggressive timeline, if that's possible, he would like to vote on it in the House in the first two weeks of April. This includes the tax permanency extensions, et cetera, from the Trump tax cuts back in 2017. If we're able to keep to that schedule, then you could realistically have a reconciliation bill to President Trump's desk by Memorial Weekend.

Well, I think people are going to have to innovate. And I think you've got to honor the promises that have been made.

Well, I think people are going to have to innovate. And I think you've got to honor the promises that have been made.

There are many different things out there that are being looked at, like a voluntary program that people in a certain range, and this is above my pay grade, a certain age range, like, I don't know, 18, whatever it is, that are just coming into this system, that it would give them a choice. They would have a choice to stay in Social Security as we know it or to pursue a private route that will have

There are many different things out there that are being looked at, like a voluntary program that people in a certain range, and this is above my pay grade, a certain age range, like, I don't know, 18, whatever it is, that are just coming into this system, that it would give them a choice. They would have a choice to stay in Social Security as we know it or to pursue a private route that will have

Federal parameters, so you can't just be putting it into a retirement account, taking it out. It would serve the same purpose.

Federal parameters, so you can't just be putting it into a retirement account, taking it out. It would serve the same purpose.

Obviously. And then it would grow the private side.

Obviously. And then it would grow the private side.

Donald Trump was elected for three reasons. One, to fix our economic woes, the inflation that's killed people, get energy moving again, seal the southern border and create peace and stability around the globe. If we perform and I'm going to change that because that's not really my attitude. when we perform, you start to build credibility with the American public.

Donald Trump was elected for three reasons. One, to fix our economic woes, the inflation that's killed people, get energy moving again, seal the southern border and create peace and stability around the globe. If we perform and I'm going to change that because that's not really my attitude. when we perform, you start to build credibility with the American public.

Then and only then can you start talking about, because nobody believes us, right? So, and the media plays games. They try to pit us against each other with these different ideas. The key is you have to honor the promises that have been made to Americans since Social Security was created. And then you have to look forward.

Then and only then can you start talking about, because nobody believes us, right? So, and the media plays games. They try to pit us against each other with these different ideas. The key is you have to honor the promises that have been made to Americans since Social Security was created. And then you have to look forward.

And again, we've said we're not going to touch Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. That was the president who said that. I got that. But there are some efficiency things, reforms that you can do around these programs that actually will make them not only more viable financially, but more efficient.

And again, we've said we're not going to touch Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. That was the president who said that. I got that. But there are some efficiency things, reforms that you can do around these programs that actually will make them not only more viable financially, but more efficient.

You're talking, so you remember Animal House with the evil and the good on the shoulders? I had that last night and the evil won. Well, I got the Libertarian and the Republican with a small R on either one.