Steve Scalise: ‘Failure Is Not an Option’ for Budget Reconciliation Bill

FAULKNER I want to ░░░░░░░░ now Steve Scalise Republican ░░░░░░░░ of Louisiana and House ░░░░░░░░ Leader to the Focus ░░░░░░░░ to see you I ░░░░░░░░ to start here because ░░░░░░░░ you may have been ░░░░░░░░ to hear from the ░░░░░░░░ bites we ran really ░░░░░░░░ for our viewers when ░░░░░░░░ left uses the talking ░░░░░░░░ of tax cuts making ░░░░░░░░ rich richer what do ░░░░░░░░ say People want to ░░░░░░░░ well is that true ░░░░░░░░ it s not what ░░░░░░░░ the truth SCALISE Well ░░░░░░░░ morning Harris And it ░░░░░░░░ sad that the Democrat ░░░░░░░░ is once again resorting ░░░░░░░░ to lying I mean ░░░░░░░░ saw this during the ░░░░░░░░ They used this same ░░░░░░░░ You know it s ░░░░░░░░ about the rich tax ░░░░░░░░ for the rich all ░░░░░░░░ You know None of ░░░░░░░░ was true then None ░░░░░░░░ it s true now ░░░░░░░░ at the bill what ░░░░░░░░ Democrats are going to ░░░░░░░░ voting against And make ░░░░░░░░ mistake every Democrat will ░░░░░░░░ no tonight on this ░░░░░░░░ The Democrats voting no ░░░░░░░░ this bill were not ░░░░░░░░ pass would impose a ░░░░░░░░ increase Harris on over ░░░░░░░░ million Americans who make ░░░░░░░░ than a million dollars ░░░░░░░░ less than a million ░░░░░░░░ It s the middle ░░░░░░░░ and lower middle income ░░░░░░░░ that would get kicked ░░░░░░░░ the gut if we ░░░░░░░░ t renew the tax ░░░░░░░░ from 2017 Democrat Party ░░░░░░░░ t care about those ░░░░░░░░ They want them to ░░░░░░░░ a tax hike The ░░░░░░░░ the millionaires and billionaires ░░░░░░░░ Trump talked about the ░░░░░░░░ campaign no tax on ░░░░░░░░ Remember that That was ░░░░░░░░ promise he made everywhere ░░░░░░░░ re delivering on that ░░░░░░░░ time I checked Harris ░░░░░░░░ Musk does not work ░░░░░░░░ tips Billionaires don t ░░░░░░░░ for tips You know ░░░░░░░░ does Millions of Americans ░░░░░░░░ for tips And the ░░░░░░░░ pay of those millions ░░░░░░░░ Americans that will benefit ░░░░░░░░ our bill 32 000 ░░░░░░░░ year is the average ░░░░░░░░ You know what Democrats ░░░░░░░░ saying to those people ░░░░░░░░ want to stick 87 ░░░░░░░░ more IRS agents on ░░░░░░░░ people making 32 000 ░░░░░░░░ year on average those ░░░░░░░░ of families who are ░░░░░░░░ hard So let s ░░░░░░░░ clear about who benefits ░░░░░░░░ this bill but most ░░░░░░░░ who gets hurt if ░░░░░░░░ does not pass If ░░░░░░░░ doesn t pass the ░░░░░░░░ class of America will ░░░░░░░░ a massive tax increase ░░░░░░░░ small business owner in ░░░░░░░░ you got a mom ░░░░░░░░ pop shop on Main ░░░░░░░░ with 10 employees they ░░░░░░░░ jump up to a ░░░░░░░░ percent tax rate when ░░░░░░░░ big multinational corporation the ░░░░░░░░ pay a 21 percent ░░░░░░░░ rate That s current ░░░░░░░░ So 21 versus 43 ░░░░░░░░ your small businesses that ░░░░░░░░ crush small businesses in ░░░░░░░░ That s what Democrats ░░░░░░░░ and they re going ░░░░░░░░ hold a rally for ░░░░░░░░ That s why they ░░░░░░░░ the election and they ░░░░░░░░ don t get it ░░░░░░░░ Trump s fighting for ░░░░░░░░ families the House bill ░░░░░░░░ on the mandate we ░░░░░░░░ and the Democrats are ░░░░░░░░ using the same tired ░░░░░░░░ rhetoric and the American ░░░░░░░░ aren t buying it ░░░░░░░░ FAULKNER Those numbers are ░░░░░░░░ critical Thank you for ░░░░░░░░ it down like that ░░░░░░░░ you said no tax ░░░░░░░░ tips I bet there ░░░░░░░░ some people who leaned ░░░░░░░░ and turned up the ░░░░░░░░ crosstalk SCALISE Millions of ░░░░░░░░ by the way and ░░░░░░░░ average pay is 32 ░░░░░░░░ That s they hide ░░░░░░░░ the millionaires and billionaires ░░░░░░░░ try to soak soak ░░░░░░░░ middle class with higher ░░░░░░░░ That s what Democrats ░░░░░░░░ They ve always done ░░░░░░░░ We want to keep ░░░░░░░░ rates lower on those ░░░░░░░░ working families That s ░░░░░░░░ our bill delivers FAULKNER ░░░░░░░░ your colleague Congressman Arrington ░░░░░░░░ chairs the House Budget ░░░░░░░░ wrote an op ed ░░░░░░░░ today And here s ░░░░░░░░ of it What is ░░░░░░░░ single largest driver of ░░░░░░░░ crisis Automatic unchecked mandatory ░░░░░░░░ Democrats are trying to ░░░░░░░░ the nation by casting ░░░░░░░░ on DOGE as if ░░░░░░░░ boogeyman is coming for ░░░░░░░░ benefits If we fail ░░░░░░░░ meet this moment we ░░░░░░░░ a full scale sovereign ░░░░░░░░ crisis trapping us in ░░░░░░░░ vicious cycle of economic ░░░░░░░░ fiscal decline Your reaction ░░░░░░░░ that SCALISE Chairman Arrington ░░░░░░░░ spot on and he ░░░░░░░░ been beating this drum ░░░░░░░░ a long time talking ░░░░░░░░ reversing the curse The ░░░░░░░░ being the massive debt ░░░░░░░░ s thrown upon our ░░░░░░░░ that s driving high ░░░░░░░░ high interest rates the ░░░░░░░░ the American people want ░░░░░░░░ to reverse You know ░░░░░░░░ Democrats did it with ░░░░░░░░ of their massive spending ░░░░░░░░ President Biden and Kamala ░░░░░░░░ did the trillion dollar ░░░░░░░░ bills over and over ░░░░░░░░ Everybody in America knows ░░░░░░░░ s what created all ░░░░░░░░ massive inflation we are ░░░░░░░░ to reverse now How ░░░░░░░░ you do it Look ░░░░░░░░ Musk has been uncovering ░░░░░░░░ much fraud 2 billion ░░░░░░░░ just uncovered going to ░░░░░░░░ Abrams group a pure ░░░░░░░░ payoff Her organization had ░░░░░░░░ taken in just 100 ░░░░░░░░ year before and then ░░░░░░░░ win a 2 billion ░░░░░░░░ from the federal government ░░░░░░░░ wasn t by the ░░░░░░░░ that wasn t a ░░░░░░░░ bid contract It was ░░░░░░░░ payoff to their friends ░░░░░░░░ Biden just handed over ░░░░░░░░ no reason They re ░░░░░░░░ going to deliver any ░░░░░░░░ for American people It ░░░░░░░░ a payoff to their ░░░░░░░░ People are disgusted by ░░░░░░░░ form of cronyism in ░░░░░░░░ Elon is exposing it ░░░░░░░░ yeah they re furious ░░░░░░░░ Yeah they re going ░░░░░░░░ fight SCALISE Democrats are ░░░░░░░░ that we re exposing ░░░░░░░░ waste And we re ░░░░░░░░ to keep exposing the ░░░░░░░░ Harris and give that ░░░░░░░░ back to the people ░░░░░░░░ the form of lower ░░░░░░░░ lower taxes and lower ░░░░░░░░ rates where they can ░░░░░░░░ control their own destiny ░░░░░░░░ restore the American dream ░░░░░░░░ this country that s ░░░░░░░░ under attack FAULKNER All ░░░░░░░░ real quickly do you ░░░░░░░░ you ll lose everybody ░░░░░░░░ you have all Republicans ░░░░░░░░ SCALISE Like I said ░░░░░░░░ Democrat will vote no ░░░░░░░░ it s sad because ░░░░░░░░ re all voting against ░░░░░░░░ class hard working families ░░░░░░░░ re united you know ░░░░░░░░ re still working till ░░░░░░░░ last minute to get ░░░░░░░░ votes but we have ░░░░░░░░ get this done Failure ░░░░░░░░ not an option Harris ░░░░░░░░ House Majority Leader Steve ░░░░░░░░ from the great state ░░░░░░░░ Louisiana which I saw ░░░░░░░░ Thank you sir Good ░░░░░░░░ see you SCALISE Great ░░░░░░░░ with you. Thanks.”