Kennedy in the New York Post: Let’s pass more big, beautiful bills before it’s too late

WASHINGTON - Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Budget Committee, penned this op-ed in the New York Post urging congressional Republicans to use their two remaining reconciliation bills to address cost-of-living issues in America.

Key excerpts of the op-ed are below:

"The One Big Beautiful Bill stands alone as the 119th Congress' most extraordinary piece of legislation - but it doesn't have to.

"Under the Senate's rules, congressional Republicans can use the reconciliation process to pass two more big, beautiful bills with a simple majority vote. And we would be fools to let this opportunity pass us by.

"Here's the reality: Most of my Democratic colleagues would rather bathe with their toasters than support any part of President Donald Trump's agenda. If Trump endorsed breathing to live, they'd hold their breath.

"They can't stand the president, and that's their right - but this hyper-partisanship makes it nearly impossible to gather the 60 votes needed in the Senate to pass most legislation. With the 1974 Budget Control Act's reconciliation process, however, the Senate under certain circumstances can pass major legislation with just 51 votes."

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"It would be legislative malpractice to squander these two remaining reconciliation bills.

"The midterm clock is ticking, and the Republican majority in the House has never been more fragile. To my Senate colleagues: Please, with sugar on top, do not waste this opportunity."

Read Kennedy's op-ed here.