LAST-MINUTE TWEAKS TO THE BILL, IF THE FREEDOM CAUCUS ONCE MORE
REQUIREMENTS. IS THIS A FINISHED PRODUCT OR
IS THIS IN THE WORKS?
>> BY NEXT WEEK WE WILL SEE REPUBLICANS COMING TOGETHER
WITH THIS REASONABLE RESPONSIBLE PLAN.
IT'S THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION THAT CONTINUES TO BE RECKLESS
AS IT COMES TO THE NATION'S FINANCES.
WE PUT FORWARD A PLAN TO PUT FORWARD STABILITY UNTIL WORKERS
CAN GROW THE ECONOMY. WE HAVE A HUGE OPPORTUNITY TO
HELP THE AMERICAN PEOPLE WHO MONTH AFTER MONTH FIND
THEMSELVES THEIR WAGES FALLING FURTHER AND FURTHER BEHIND
INFLATION.
>> AT THE MOMENT YOU DO NOT HAVE 218 TO GET THIS OVER THE
FINISH LINE.
>> I THINK WE DO. I'VE BEEN IN THESE
CONVERSATIONS WITH MY COLLEAGUES.
>> A LOT OF YOUR COLLEAGUES ARE GOING ON TV AND SAYING IF I HAD
TO VOTE FOR IT TODAY, THAT'S A NO.
>> EVERYONE'S TRYING TO MOVE THIS BILL IN THE HOME STRETCH.
BUT BROADLY SPEAKING WE HAVE THE OVERALL CONSENSUS.
WE GOT TO BE RESPONSIBLE, REASONABLE.
WE’'VE GOT TO GET SPENDING UNDER CONTROL.
WE'VE GOT TO GET WORKERS BACK TO WORK AND GROW THE ECONOMY.
THE PROPOSAL WAS PUT FORWARD BY SPEAKER MCCARTHY AND IT DOES
JUST THAT. NEXT WEEK YOU WILL SEE
REPUBLICANS UNITED IN MOVING THE BALL FORWARD.
>> I SPOKE WITH BYRON DONALDS, THE REPUBLICAN FROM FLORIDA WHO
HAS BEEN CENTRAL TO THESE NEGOTIATIONS.
HE WAS IN THE ROOM FOR INSTANCE FOR THE FREEDOM CAUCUS DEBATE.
I ASKED HIM ABOUT REGULAR ORDER. SPEAKER MCCARTHY WAS VYING FOR
THE GAVEL AND HE SAID IT WOULD BE TRANSPARENCY AND REGULAR
ORDER AT LAST RESTORED TO THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
BUT THE COMMITTEES HAVE BEEN ESSENTIALLY BYPASSED.
HERE IS WHAT THE CONGRESSMAN SAID TO THE QUESTION.
>> MEMBERS WILL HAVE FIVE DAYS TO REVIEW THIS, FIVE DAYS.
NANCY PELOSI WOULD DROP STUFF ON THE FLOOR IN LIKE A DAY.
AND THAT WOULD MEAN SHE DROPPED IT AT 11:59 AND WERE GOING AT
10 A.M.. FOR NANCY PELOSI, THAT WAS A
DAY. THIS IS AN OPEN PROCESS.
>> THAT IS BYRON DONALDS EARLIER TODAY ON BLOOMBERG
SOUND ON ON THE RADIO. IT IS THIS THE DEFINITION OF
REGULAR ORDER IN TRANSPARENCY?
>> WE WOULD'VE LOVED THE PRESIDENT TO COME TO THE TABLE
AND BEGIN NEGOTIATIONS SO WE CAN GO THROUGH THE FULL PROCESS
AND THE REGULAR ORDER PROCESS THAT WE WOULD LOVE TO DO.
>> WHAT ABOUT IN YOUR HOUSE, YOU BYPASS THE BUDGET COMMITTEE?
>> THIS IS BEEN A FULL CONVERSATION WITH ALL MEMBERS.
I HAVE BEEN IN COUNTLESS MEETINGS, REVIEWING THE
LEGISLATIVE TEXT. THE IDEAS ARE THOROUGHLY VETTED
WITH A BROAD ARRAY OF MEMBERS. THE TEXT HAS BEEN PRODUCED, IT
CAN BE REVIEWED AND READ BY EVERYONE.
I THINK WE WILL BE READY TO GO NEXT WEEK.
THERE IS 20 OF TIME TO DIGEST THIS, BUT ADMITTEDLY, THE CLOCK
IS TICKING AND THE PRESIDENT CONTINUES TO KEEP HIS HEAD IN
THE SAND.
>> YOU KNOW WHAT THE PRESIDENT AND WHITE HOUSE WILL SAY.
THEY WILL SAY I GAVE MY BUDGET TO THE AMERICAN PEOPLE,
OUTLINED WITH OUR PRIORITIES. AND I AM WILLING TO SIT DOWN
WITH KEVIN MCCARTHY AND HAVE THIS MEETING, BUT HE HAS TO
SHOW ME A BUDGET. WHY HAVE THE REPUBLICANS BEEN
UNABLE TO PUT FORWARD A BUDGET?
>> IS THE SAME REASON THE DEMOCRATS HAVE NOT MOVE FORWARD
WITH THEIR DEBT CEILING. WHY HAVE THEY NOT DONE THAT?
WE HAVE A PLAN TO BRING OURSELVES BACK TO FISCAL
STABILITY. WE HAVE A HUGE OPPORTUNITY.
I THINK IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT THE PRESIDENT COMES TO THE
TABLE.
>> SO WHAT IS THE NEXT STEP HERE?
WE ARE LOOKING AT A POTENTIAL VOTE ON WEDNESDAY, IS THAT YOUR
EXPECTATION THAT THIS HITS THE FLOOR A WEEK FROM NOW?
>> THERE WILL BE A DECISION BY SPEAKER MCCARTHY BUT I THINK WE
HAVE THE VOTES. WE WILL HAVE CONSENSUS.
WE WILL BE ABLE TO MOVE THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.
THEN IS THE OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PRESIDENT TO BE A GROWN UP IN
THE ROOM, COME TO THE TABLE AND HAVE A CONVERSATION ABOUT HOW
WE GET BACK TO FISCAL STABILITY. THE PRESIDENT HAS REFUSED TO
COME TO THE TABLE TO FIND ONE DOLLAR OF SAVINGS OVER THE PAST
10 WEEKS. THAT IS AN ACCEPTABLE, DANGEROUS, RECKLESS.
>> WHAT DO YOU MAKE OF THE BIPARTISAN GROUP, 60 OF THEM,
THAT ARE LOOKING FOR -- THEY ARE CENTRIST, THEY WANT A PLAN
FORWARD IF MCCARTHY AND BIDEN ARE UNABLE TO COME TO THE TABLE.
DO YOU AGREE WITH THAT, SHOULD THAT BE HAPPENING IN THE
BACKGROUND?
>> WE'VE BEEN HAVING LOTS OF CONVERSATIONS BUT IF YOU LOOK
AT THE PROBLEM SOLVERS, IT'S NOT A CLEAN DEBT CEILING.
IT IS LOOKING FOR AND ABILITY TO ACTUALLY SAVE TAXPAYER
MONEY, TO GROW THE ECONOMY. IN THAT SENSE, IT'S QUITE
POSITIVE. WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE THE
PRESIDENT COME TO THE TABLE AND NEGOTIATE RATHER THAN ONE OFF
DEMOCRATS IN THE HOUSE. THE OPPORTUNITY IS FOR THE
PRESIDENT TO COME TO THE TABLE, STOP BEING DANGEROUS AND
RECKLESS BY DEMANDING MY WAY OR THE HIGHWAY.
>> IT IS CLEAR THAT YOU DO NOT WANT A CLEAN DEBT LIMIT BILL
WITHOUT A CONVERSATION OR A DEAL IF WE CAN CALL IT THAT ON
THE BUDGET MOVING FORWARD. CAN YOU TELL OUR VIEWERS TODAY
THAT NOT ONLY WILL WE AVOID A DEFAULT, WE WILL NOT COME TO
THE CLIFF NEAR ENOUGH FOR A CREDIT DOWNGRADE AS HAPPENED IN
2011?
>> I REMAIN CONCERNED BECAUSE THE PRESIDENT IS NOT COMING TO
THE TABLE TO FIND EVEN ONE DOLLAR IN SAVINGS.
THE PRESIDENT'S PATH THAT HE HAS BEEN ON IS DANGEROUS.
PRESIDENTS PATH IS RECKLESS. IT'S REPUBLICANS THAT HAVE BEEN
REASONABLE AND RESPONSIBLE, PUTTING FORWARD SUBSTANTIVE
LEGISLATION TO MOVE THE COUNTRY FORWARD, TO AVOID THAT
SITUATION. I'M OPTIMISTIC THAT NEXT WEEK
REPUBLICANS ARE GOING TO MOVE THIS FORWARD AND SAVE TAXPAYERS
MONEY, GROW THE ECONOMY, GET WORKERS BACK TO WORK.
THEN IT'S UP TO THE PRESIDENT. WILL HE CONTINUE THIS RECKLESS
PATH OF REFUSING TO NEGOTIATE OR IS HE GOING TO COME TO THE
TABLE AND HAVE THE ADULT CONVERSATION AND MOVE THE
COUNTRY FORWARD?
>> THE WHITE HOUSE HAS BEEN SAYING THE FORMER PRESIDENT
DONALD TRUMP HAS EVEN SAID NOT LIFTING THE DEBT CEILING, A
CLEAN MATTER OR REGARDING NEGOTIATIONS, THAT THEY CALLED
RECKLESS. BUT SINCE WE HAVE YOU WE WANT
TO GET YOUR THOUGHTS THAT THE TUESDAY MEETING TODAY THAT
PRESIDENT BIDEN MADE SOME SORT OF ANNOUNCEMENT.
THEY'RE PUTTING SOME FINAL TOUCHES, IT WILL BE A VIDEO.
OBVIOUSLY HE IS GOING TO BE THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE AT THIS
MOMENT. WHO IS HE GOING TO BE STANDING
AGAINST RUNNING FOR 2024?
>> I CANNOT IMAGINE ANYBODY THINKING THAT THE PAST 24
CONSECUTIVE MONTHS OF PAY CUTS FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE,
INFLATION RUNNING RAMPANT, THE WAR ON ENERGY BY THIS
ADMINISTRATION, THINKING THAT ONE PARTY DEMOCRATIC CONTROL
PAID WORKERS NOT TO WORK. PEOPLE WILL BE LOOKING FOR A
CHANGE. THE MEDIA WILL SPECULATE BUT AT
THE END OF THE DAY IN MY HOME STATE NEXT SUMMER WE WILL HAVE
A REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE AND WERE GOING TO SEE THAT PERSON
SUCCESSFUL.
>> YOU ARE NOTHING IF NOT CONSISTENT.
BUT IT DOES APPEAR THAT DONALD TRUMP IS GOING TO BE THE
NOMINEE. CAN HE BEAT JOE BIDEN?
>> I THINK WE HAVE A LOT OF CANDIDATES THAT CAN BEAT JOE
BIDEN.
>> WHO? BECAUSE RIGHT NOW THE FORMER
PRESIDENT IS WINNING IN ALL OF THE POLLS.
BIDEN WOULD LOSE AGAINST RON DESANTIS BUT HE WOULD CLEARLY
WIN AGAINST DONALD TRUMP. RIGHT NOW TRUMP IS OWNING THE
REPUBLICAN FIELD.
>> WHEN YOU HAVE THE POLLING THAT I SEE IT SHOWS RON
DESANTIS UP ON BIDEN. IT SHOWS TRUMP UP ON BIDEN.
AT THE END OF THE DAY WHEN THIS IS A HEAD-TO-HEAD MATCH UP,
PEOPLE ARE GOING TO LOOK AT THE FACT THAT THEIR PAYCHECK HAS
FALLEN FROM INFLATION CONSISTENTLY FOR THE FAST --
FOR THE PAST WHEN HE FOUR MONTHS. AMERICANS WE READY FOR A
CHANGE, READY FOR LEADERSHIP, READY FOR STABILITY AND READY
TO SEND JOE BIDEN PACKING.
>> DO YOU WANT TO SEE A WIDER FIELD WHEN YOU GET TO THE
DEBATE STAGE IN THE PRIMARY CONTEST?
IS THIS THE FIELD OR DO YOU WANT MORE REPUBLICANS TO RAISE
THEIR HAND FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY? >> WE WILL SEE MORE CANDIDATES
GET INTO THE RACE, THAT IS EVERY GIVEN INDIVIDUAL.
I WANT TO SEE MORE READ PUBLIC AND TALKING ABOUT THE FUTURE OF
THE COUNTRY AND THE PROGROWTH POLICIES THAT GET US OUT OF
THIS DIRE SITUATION WITH $31 TRILLION IN DEBT.
WE HAVE PLANS ABOUT GETTING WORKERS BACK TO WORK,
UNLEASHING AMERICAN ENERGY, GETTING SPENDING UNDER CONTROL,
THAT IS WHAT WE NEED TO HAVE MORE OF A CONVERSATION ABOUT
AND I'M HOPEFUL THAT CANDIDATE TO GET INTO THE RACE ON THE
REPUBLICAN SIDE ARE TALKING ABOUT THOSE KEY >> ITEMS. >>IT