Rep. Tom McClintock on Passing Reconciliation Bill for the Common Good

The Imperfect Path to the Common Good

• 💡 Benjamin Franklin is quoted to illustrate that collective assemblies, while aiming for wisdom, also produce folly, suggesting perfection is not expected.
• 🎯 Despite disappointment over missed reform opportunities, the bill is seen as serving the common good.

Economic Revival and Growth

• 📈 The primary economic indicator is whether people are better off than they were two years prior.
• ⚡ The bill provides essential tax and regulatory relief needed to revive the American economy, with the potential for explosive growth if enacted promptly.
• 🇺🇸 This is compared to the optimistic economic period of 'Reagan's morning in America.'

A First Step Towards Fiscal Reform

• ➡️ This reconciliation bill is viewed not as an end, but as the first step in necessary fiscal reforms.
• 🗓️ Work on the 2026 budget and subsequent reconciliation bills will commence the day after this bill becomes law.
• ⚠️ Failing to take this first step risks wasting time and opportunity, to the detriment of the American people.

Building on Success

• 🚀 Success in this initial step will pave the way for additional spending reforms.
• 💰 A prosperous and expanding economy will make further reforms easier and will be felt by the electorate.
• 🗣️ Abraham Lincoln's words are invoked, emphasizing the need to 'disenthral ourselves' and act to save the country, rather than merely contemplating better alternatives.