Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy criticized Republican lawmakers who rejected advancing Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill Act", arguing they prioritized personal agendas over party unity. Specifically, five Republicans voted against progress, citing concerns over spending and calls for adjustments. McCarthy deemed this a significant misstep, warning it could impede the GOPâs legislative goals. The bill, considered crucial for the party's future direction, includes extensions of previous Trump policies and aims to streamline budget processes for further discussions within Congress.
On Friday, five Republicans - Chip Roy of Texas, Ralph Norman of South Carolina, Josh Brecheen of Oklahoma, Andrew Clyde of Georgia and Lloyd Smucker of Pennsylvania - voted against advancing the bill out of the House Budget Committee.
Smucker later attributed his vote to procedural reasons to ensure the committee could take up consideration of the bill again.
McCarthy accused the fiscal-hawk pols of prioritizing their own interests and warned that it was a 'real misstep' as the rest of the party pushes to get Trump's sweeping marquee agenda package through Congress.
If Congress can start doing the things that President Trump's doing, it would even help us more.â
Collection
[
|
...
]