Byron Donalds says House leadership is ‘dragging their feet’

In a recent⁢ interview with Fox Business, Representative ⁣Byron Donalds (R-FL) expressed his frustration towards​ House leadership for delaying the‍ passage of key⁤ legislation‍ aligned with President Donald Trump’s ‍agenda.He criticized House members for “wasting time” as‌ only one bill‍ has been passed since ⁤the start of ‌the session, and emphasized ⁤the urgency of various priorities, including funding for repatriating illegal aliens ​and addressing the debt ceiling. Donalds ‍urged for a more strategic approach from the leadership, mentioning that both members from the House Freedom Caucus⁤ and other republican caucuses desire mandatory spending cuts. House Speaker Mike ⁤Johnson (R-LA) has indicated the possibility of a single budget reconciliation bill by late Febuary, while a continuing resolution to fund⁣ the ⁤government thru March⁤ 14 has already gained bipartisan support.Donalds sees a need for decisive action to avoid losing momentum.


Byron Donalds accuses House leadership of ‘dragging their feet’ on Trump’s agenda

Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) expressed his frustration with fellow House members for “wasting time” when it comes to passing legislation.

After nearly a month in session, the House of Representatives has only been able to pass one bill that President Donald Trump signed into law. Meanwhile, the previous continuing resolution is approaching its deadline.

“First of all, let’s set this record straight. Number one, House leadership has been dragging their feet creating a plan to bring us the president’s agenda quickly,” Donalds said on Fox Business’s Mornings with Maria Bartiromo Wednesday. “So I said look, let’s do two bills, get Tom Homan the money he needs for repatriating illegal aliens to their home country. Let’s get the debt ceiling off of President Trump’s back. Let’s make sure we pass that without having Chuck Schumer have leverage over that situation. Let’s do some money for Defense Department, and then we can do tax policy with spending cuts, energy reforms down the line.”

Trump himself has been in favor of a single budget reconciliation bill. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) agrees with Trump and predicts this bill could come to fruition as soon as late February, with a hard deadline of Memorial Day.

“House leadership has been dragging their feet. I will also add it’s not just House Freedom Caucus members. There are members in different caucuses in the Republican conference who want mandatory spending cuts,” Donalds said. “House leadership needs to come up with the real strategy. The one they’re working with now, in my view, is not going to work. I’ve been very clear with colleagues on that. This is the first time I talked about it publicly because we are wasting time.”

The Republican Party holds 220 seats in the House and 53 seats in the Senate, the same set of circumstances Trump faced in the first two years of his first administration.

As speaker, Johnson has won over many Democratic colleagues in the House. Johnson’s continuing resolution, which will fund the government through March 14, was supported by all Democratic lawmakers. Still, 34 Republican representatives and 11 senators voted against the legislation.



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