Republicans worry party won't do enough to address costs before midterms [View all]

Source: The Hill

02/16/26 6:00 AM ET


Some Senate Republicans are warning that the party is not doing enough to address affordability entering the midterm elections, with hopes of passing more big-ticket items this year quickly fading away.

Legislating has been difficult in this Congress, with fractious Republicans holding only a narrow majority, and is only expected to slow further in an election year. And President Trump last week poured cold water on the possibility of a second massive, GOP-only bill, saying in an interview that “we’ve gotten everything passed that we need.”

Some in the party think that’s a mistake — and worry the GOP does not have an ambitious enough legislative agenda for the rest of the year aimed at driving down costs, which is expected to be a top issue for voters in November.

“We’re not going to win the midterm by going to the American people and saying, ‘Look, we passed 11 out of 12 appropriations bills and we confirmed all of President Trump’s nominees,’” Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) said.
”The American people don’t care. That’s not what, when moms and dads lie down to sleep at night and can’t — that’s not what they’re worried about.
They’re worried about the cost of living. … In their minds, they’re tired of selling blood plasma to go grocery shopping.”

Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/5738150-republicans-affordability-midterms/

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Apparently that last election, "Americans" didn't care about "Price of eggs", "Kitchen table issues", "Working class".

They instead voted to focus on "Guns, God, and Gays".

So why bother?