Republicans fear they ‘haven’t done a damn thing’ to lower prices ahead of midterm reckoning
The key focus of this election, like many before it, is the economy, but the Senate has spent its waning weeks in Washington focusing on something else: college sports.And that...
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The key focus of this election, like many before it, is the economy, but the Senate has spent its waning weeks in Washington focusing on something else: college sports. And that has proven a sticking point for some Republicans who are eager to maintain power in the upper chamber and worried that they aren’t meeting the moment to address voters’ concerns over the cost-of-living. "I'm just hoping that this will be the best bill ever passed by the United States Senate considering the ungodly amount of time we've spent on it," Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., told Fox News Digital. "So maybe this will be the most perfect and pristine piece of legislation ever," he quipped. FOX NEWS POLL: SQUEEZED BY COSTS, FRUSTRATED VOTERS TURN TO THE DEMOCRATS "There's a lot of things we could be doing and should be doing," the senator added. "So I hope we'll do those before we leave. We'll see." Hawley rattled off those issues that he hoped lawmakers would tackle that all ended in one word, costs — be it for fuel, prescription drugs, health care or the financial burden of the artificial intelligence boom. The Senate is expected to leave the nation’s capital on Wednesday to hit the campaign trail for the homestretch of the fast-approaching midterm elections. But from the summer of 2025 to now, with several shutdowns and partisan fights in between, the sting on voters’ wallets, to some concerned Republicans, has become an afterthought. Still, Republicans are quick to tout their accomplishments from last year, notably the " big, beautiful bill," as their signature achievement to tackle the growing issue of affordability in the country — it was a predominant pitch during the midterm convention in Dallas earlier this month, and can be heard increasingly in the halls of the Senate as Nov. 3 nears. SENATE MOVES TO REIN IN COLLEGE SPORTS 'WILD WEST' WITH SWEEPING NEW RULES FOR PLAYERS, SCHOOLS The concern over inaction in the recent weeks and months has intensified as the main business in the Senat…