House Republicans did what voters asked and we have the receipts. Its up to the Senate
As I travel across South Carolina, whether I'm meeting with business owners, farmers, veterans or families at community events, I continue to hear the same question: "Congressman, if Republicans keep winning elections, why does it seem so difficult to get anything done in Washington?"It's a fair question, and frankly, it's one Republicans should answer.The American people understand elections, and they understand mandates.
What they don't understand is why Republicans can win the White House and majorities in both chambers of Congress yet still struggle to enact the very agenda they promised the voters.That's not simply a political problem; it’s a governing problem.The American people returned President Donald Trump to the White House with a clear mandate to secure the border, restore fiscal discipline, unleash American energy and put America first.
They didn't elect Republicans to spend the next four years explaining why Washington can't keep its promises; they elected us to produce results.CONSERVATIVES UNITE AROUND SAVE AMERICA ACT AFTER TRUMP DECLASSIFIES 'SHOCKING' ELECTION INTELThat's why I proudly voted for the "Save America Act" when it came before the House of Representatives.House Republicans debated the legislation, voted for it and passed it.
We did our job, and the responsibility now shifts to the United States Senate.The House has shown what's possible when Republicans are willing to fight for the agenda voters elected us to deliver, and the Senate should bring that same sense of urgency to its work.People with signs supporting the SAVE Act at Upper Senate Park.
(Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)Unfortunately, that's where the American people often lose confidence that Washington can deliver.Too many bills supported by the president and approved by the House disappear into a senatorial procedural maze that few Americans understand and even fewer believe serves the country.Conservatives rightly respect the Senate as one of our nation's great instituti...