Republicans target high-living costs with tax cuts and regulatory reform as Speaker Mike Johnson promises economic boom by second quarter of next year.
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EXCLUSIVE:MakinglifemoreaffordableforAmericanswillbeakeypartofHouseRepublicans’remainingagendaforthisCongress,SpeakerMikeJohnson,R-La.,saidFriday.
InaninterviewwithFoxNewsDigital,theleaderoftheHouseofRepresentativesacknowledgedtherewasa“shortamountoftime”forlawmakerstobeinD.C.beforetheendofthisyearbutsaidtheywouldbeworkingtowardanumberofgoals,includingPresidentDonaldTrump’s“affordability”agenda.
“Wehavealotofexecutiveordersthatwewanttocontinuetocodifythroughtheendoftheyear.We’restilldoingregulatoryreformtoendtheBiden-eraregulations.Wedidsomeofthatthisweek,”Johnsonsaid.
“There’salotofinitiativesleftonthetable,thingsforustodoandashortamountoftimetodoitin. Butwe’rereallybullishabouttheideasthatwe’rebringingforwardoverthenextfewweeksandinthecomingmonthsaboutreducingthecostoflivi
