Jason Chaffetz: One Big Bill & A Hesitant New Congress

The Untold Story with Martha MacCallum

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🗓️ 10 January 2025

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As President-elect Trump inches closer to Inauguration Day, Americans hypothesize about what the first 100 days of his presidency will look like. The President-elect has proposed "one big, beautiful bill" to extend tax cuts, boost border security funding, and incentivize fossil fuel production. Former House Oversight Chairman and host Of The Jason In The House Podcast Jason Chaffetz explains the challenges of passing legislation through reconciliation and Congress's debate over state and local tax deductions. Follow Martha on X: @MarthaMacCallum Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:55.2	Welcome. Welcome to the Untold Story podcast. I'm Martha McCallum. It is great to have you with us today. There is a lot of excitement as we head toward the inauguration and we start to think about what the next couple of years will look like. And first of all,
1:01.3	the first hundred days. So I'm delighted to have with me a familiar face of Fox, Jason Chaffetz,
1:07.1	Fox News contributor, the host of the podcast, Jason in the House, and former United States representative. And we are talking about the big, beautiful bill as the incoming president,
1:14.6	the returning president Trump calls it. Jason, great to have you with us. Welcome.
1:18.2	Oh, thanks for having me. So, you know, I think that for those who are supportive of President Trump,
1:24.4	they want to see a lot of action in these first 100 days.
1:33.7	There is, I think, reason for conservatives and Trump supporters to think that they are going to see the kind of action that they are not used to seeing.
1:36.9	Do you think that's true?
1:38.1	And what do you think it's going to look like?
1:39.4	I think the president has a mandate.
1:41.0	I think two-thirds of the country knew we were off track and his victory was
1:45.5	overwhelming and they expect results. Look how many results he's already produced. He hasn't even
1:50.6	been sworn in yet. So I think they expect that kind of pacing from the president and they want to
1:56.3	see Congress follow in his lead and actually produce the legislation. He can do a lot with the executive
2:01.8	orders. He'll do them by the hundreds, but there are certain things that you have to actually
2:06.8	have legislation passed. And when the Republicans have the House and the Senate, there really are
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