Steve Scalise on House GOP Budget Bill: 'Country Can't Afford For Us To Delay'

House GOP Budget Bill Advancement

• 🎯 The House Republican budget bill is a critical piece of legislation that aims to deliver on the agenda President Trump and House Republicans ran on, including securing the border, locking in tax rates, and producing more energy.
• 🔑 Passing this bill is essential to start the reconciliation process, which cannot begin until the budget is finalized.
• 💡 Failure is not an option for House Republicans, who are committed to getting the job done despite narrow margins and members having questions, similar to the process for the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

Addressing Budget Concerns and CBO Scoring

• 🔍 Members have questions about the bill, and the House leadership's job is to continue answering them while moving forward.
• 📊 Significant improvements have been made to the CBO scoring through back-and-forth negotiations, yielding better numbers on savings from reforms like work requirements.
• ⏳ The country cannot afford to delay progress for a month or longer waiting for the Senate to catch up, emphasizing the need for the House to continue moving forward.

Economic Impact and Tax Code Stabilization

• 📈 Trillions of dollars are on the sidelines, waiting for Congress to act on the tax code and provide stability.
• 💰 Investors are looking for a stabilized tax code that does not expire at the end of the year but is renewed for 10 years, ideally permanently, to avoid a massive tax hike.
• 🗣️ Removing uncertainty in the tax code is a congressional responsibility, not something the President can do alone.

Commitment to the Agenda

• 🇺🇸 House Republicans are committed to advancing their agenda and turning the economy around, with Speaker Mike Johnson leading the effort.
• 🤝 The President is fully supportive, and House Republicans are also all-in on moving forward with the bill.