U.S. SENATE – U.S. Senator Steve Daines today joined Larry Kudlow on Fox Business’ Kudlow to discuss President’s Trump agenda ahead of the President’s meeting with Senate Republicans on Capitol Hill.
Watch Daines’ remarks HERE.
Daines on Meeting with President Trump:
We’re just about an hour and fifteen minutes from meeting with the President. Larry, as we both know, there’s never been a more influential leader in America than President Trump. At this moment, he’s 12 days away from being sworn in, yet he is the de facto president of the United States as we speak. But even beyond that, he’s the most powerful, influential leader in the world and he’s coming up to Capitol Hill to meet with us in about an hour. That shows you the kind of leadership that he demonstrates and why he’s wasting no time because the American people are expecting results, so we need to go as fast as possible delivering these fundamental results for the American people securing the border and preventing a $4 trillion tax increase in 2026 if Congress doesn’t act in 2025.
Daines on Passing a Reconciliation Bill:
Look what President Trump is doing. He’s actively engaged, his hands are dirty, he’s working close with the House members, coming up here and working with the U.S.Senate. That is real leadership. Leaders have followers. And I like his style, I like what he’s doing here. And he listens. And that’s why we’re going to be giving him input around how do we get to the goal line as fast as possible, whether it’s one bill or two bills. Let’s talk to the House, talk to the Senate, talk to the White House. All I want to see is the fastest possible outcome with the best result…It may have to be one package. I know the President is still open to two. I think we need to keep our minds open. The point is, go as fast as possible, put this on the table, and then see, can we get it done with one as quickly as possible? It should be one. I don’t think we want to get bound by a process argument. Let’s stay focused on the outcome. If it’s one bill, great. But I think we want to keep options available to us to get there as fast as possible. That’s why the two magic numbers, Larry, are 218 in the House, 51 in the Senate. Those are the two magic numbers. That’s why we’ve got to stay focused. I’m a numbers guy at heart, Larry. This is about making sure we get the outcome. 51 Republican senators, 218 Republican House members, and we’re in the end zone.
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