Chairman Arrington on FOX News: Reconciliation is the Tool We Need to Make America Safe Again

Chairman Arrington on FOX News: Reconciliation is the Tool We Need to Make America Safe Again

WASHINGTON, D.C. - On Sunday, House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-Texas) joined "My View with Lara Trump" on FOX News to discuss using a second reconciliation package to Make America Safe Again. Watch Here

On Reconciliation 2.0:

"We've had shutdowns over fraud-ridden COVID-era policies that are propping up failed programs like Obamacare and why we've had needless shutdowns over stopping the deportation of criminal aliens and demasking our law enforcement agents-putting them in harm's way and compromising their safety and supporting sanctuary cities. So, yes, that's [the Democrats'] mindset right now.

"The only way we're going to legislate is with the most potent legislative tool: reconciliation. It's what brought the American people the Big Beautiful Bill-the largest tax cut, spending cut, commitment to domestic energy production. It's why we're seeing the major business investment growth. And why we're seeing interest in inflation coming down and more money in people's pockets with refund checks, less withholdings on tax, and just, again, better prospects for prosperity into the future.That's the same tool that we need to use to Make America Safe Again-supporting our troops so they can finish the job in Iran and we can resource them adequately, but also make a down payment on how we fight wars into the future. And I have confidence that we can do what we did in the first, as an all-Republican exercise, to accomplish that."

On President Trump Making America Safe Again:

"The President is a man with a bias for action. We've had politicians come through this town and say they're going to do things; call out the very same threats. But it's been hollow rhetoric. And it has done nothing to project real power and strength. You can't have peace through strength through hollow rhetoric. You've got to be able to make good on that. You got to follow through on that, and you have to take action, especially when you have the intelligence that suggests that Americans are at risk.

"And for almost 50 years, we have let this threat continue to grow. Thank God for President Trump, who said no more. And now it's not just Iran or Venezuela-it's all of our adversaries who are put on notice. All of them. And he is going to do what he said, which is achieve the objectives and take out their military and nuclear power.

"And he's going to make sure that oil begins to flow again in the Strait of Hormuz. And quite frankly, you're going to have a little disruption because these aren't easy things. This is why politicians avoid them, because they can't handle the near-term pain for the long-term gain for our country."