On NBC's Wednesday edition of “MTP Now,” Rep. Buddy Carter (R-Ga.), chairman of the House Budget Committee, responded to criticism of the spending bill by saying, “To be honest, Democrats are in a pretty strong position negotiating. ” he said. you. They seem to be a little more cohesive than we are sometimes. ”But there is a lot of good in this package for Republicans.
Host Gabe Gutierrez said, “You said you support this policy, and my House Republican colleague, Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-N.Y.), said, “You say you support this policy. Posted “Despite the Republican majority, the Democrats seem to be getting more priorities than we are.” What do you say to that?
Mr. Carter replied: “To be honest, Democrats are in a pretty strong position in negotiations. They seem to be coming together a little better than we are at times. But we've done a lot of good work on this bill. I hope people understand the intermediaries that the president talked about, especially when it comes to health care packages and PBM reform in particular.”
Carter added that the package needs to be seen as a whole, and that there will be good and bad parts in a package this large, and he also touted disaster relief and agriculture provisions.
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