From Washington: Are Republicans Ready to Prove Their Commitment to Major Cuts?

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🗓️ 8 June 2025

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Senate Republicans are showing no signs of backing down on modifying the "one big, beautiful bill," as concerns over Medicaid cuts and the deficit remain top priorities. Meanwhile, two teams are emerging on Capitol Hill, and it's not just because the Congressional Baseball Game is next week. Will President Trump and Elon Musk's public showdown cause another rift among Republicans? FOX News Senior Congressional Correspondent Chad Pergram breaks down how this rollercoaster week could could shape what’s next on Capitol Hill.Later, Congresswoman Ashley Hinson (R-IA) explains why she will continue to speak at town halls and push President Trump's agenda, even if she receives backlash from her constituents. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Sunday, June 8th, 2025.
0:07.0	I'm Ryan Schmels.
0:09.0	Republicans push forward with the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, despite a full-on offensive
0:14.0	from Elon Musk.
0:15.0	Tim Burchett put it best a few days ago.
0:18.0	He said congressional Republicans have to decide who they're going to side with.
0:22.0	They have Elon Musk on one side and President Trump on the other. And here to four, the Republicans,
0:27.0	they have really always sided with President Trump. And Elon Musk might be out of the White House,
0:32.6	but Republicans are pushing forward with making his doge cuts permanent. Let's take back as much of
0:37.4	the wasteful spending as we can,
0:38.8	so then we have the ability to go in with that scalpel
0:42.0	and send those resources exactly where they need to go.
0:45.0	This is the Fox News rundown from Washington. House Speaker Mike Johnson brought his chief of staff's baby to his first press
1:01.8	gaggle following the very public blow-up between President Trump and Elon Musk.
1:07.1	I know all of you are very concerned about tweets, but I think the American people are concerned about things that really matter.
1:13.4	And that is making their taxes low, making their economy work, making the border secure, making energy dominance a big thing again.
1:19.7	And that's what our bill is going to do.
1:20.7	And that's what I'm focused on and the really important things in life.
1:23.5	Okay, this is my chief of staff, baby.
1:24.9	Like the president, Speaker Johnson has felt the wrath of Elon Musk, who's accusing him of compromising his conservative values with the one big beautiful bill, arguing it will add trillions to the national debt.
1:37.5	Republicans, though, are pushing forward.
1:39.8	House Majority Leader Steve Scalese bashing and dismissing the Congressional Budget Office estimates
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