Mike Johnson says House GOP working full steam ahead on Trump's 'affordability agenda'
EXCLUSIVE: Making life more affordable for Americans will be a key part of House Republicans' remaining agenda for this Congress, Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said Friday.In an interview with Fox...
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EXCLUSIVE: Making life more affordable for Americans will be a key part of House Republicans' remaining agenda for this Congress, Speaker Mike Johnson , R-La., said Friday. In an interview with Fox News Digital, the leader of the House of Representatives acknowledged there was a "short amount of time" for lawmakers to be in D.C. before the end of this year but said they would be working toward a number of goals, including President Donald Trump 's "affordability" agenda. "We have a lot of executive orders that we want to continue to codify through the end of the year. We're still doing regulatory reform to end the Biden-era regulations. We did some of that this week," Johnson said. "There's a lot of initiatives left on the table, things for us to do and a short amount of time to do it in. But we're really bullish about the ideas that we're bringing forward over the next few weeks and in the coming months about reducing the cost of living." DOUBLING DOWN: TOP HOUSE DEMOCRAT SAYS FOCUS ON HIGH PRICES ‘ABSOLUTELY GOING TO CONTINUE’ He said "affordability" was "the buzzword of the day." "We have an affordability agenda , as the president has been touting, and we have to do that in earnest. Healthcare is part of that. But it's just the costs across the board," Johnson said. He blamed the previous Democratic administration's policies for the high cost of living seen today, arguing former President Joe Biden approved policies that led to higher inflation. TRUMP FLIPS DEMS' 'AFFORDABILITY' SCRIPT, TURNING BUZZWORD INTO MAGA MATERIAL AS MAMDANI VISIT LOOMS "We the people rightfully revolted against that, and gave us the power again in January. But the economy is a very complex thing, you don't flip a switch and just change it all in one week. It takes a while," Johnson said. The beginning of Biden's term was marked by record-high inflation , but that eased somewhat as the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic slowly subsided. Throughout his four years, however, the rise in consu…