Rep. Tom Cole (R-Okla.), chair of the Home Appropriations Committee, mentioned in an interview that aired Sunday that Republicans ought to “be working with” President-elect Trump “to try and achieve his objectives.”
“As we record this, the Republican majority in the 119th Congress looks like it’ll be about the same size as it is in the current Congress — 222, maybe 221 — but … in the same space,” NewsNation’s Chris Stirewalt mentioned on “The Hill Sunday.”
“Narrow majorities make for hard work,” Stirewalt continued. “What do you — what do you tell your fellow Republicans about navigating these spaces?”
“Well, first of all, I tell ‘em, you have your majority because of President Trump,” Cole mentioned. “Look, he’s won the popular vote … for the first time in 20 years any Republican’s been able to do that. And so, we oughta be working with him to try and achieve his objectives.”
Republicans could have management of each the Home and Senate subsequent yr, in addition to the presidency on account of this yr’s elections. The outcomes mirror these of round 4 years in the past by which the celebration that received the presidency, the Democrats, additionally received the Home and Senate.
“I think it will be a little bit different this Congress, simply because we’ve got a little bit of discipline,” Cole mentioned in his NewsNation interview. “You know, President Trump is not shy about expressing his opinions. I think all of my members have a very healthy respect for him.”
The Republicans’ win within the Home this yr is a victory for newer Home Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), who has led the Home GOP by tumultuous occasions for a little bit over a yr. Johnson has overseen tough patches for the GOP convention within the decrease chamber, together with the interval following former Home Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s (R-Calif.) ouster and fierce debates over overseas assist.
Trump’s return to the White Home, in addition to having a friendlier neighbor in a GOP-controlled Senate, might make issues simpler for Home Republicans, who’ve not too long ago been coping with Democrats main the Senate and President Biden.
