Promises Made: Congress Tackles Spending Cuts Head-On

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John Solomon

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🗓️ 13 April 2025

⏱️ 28 minutes

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South Carolina Congressman Ralph Norman discusses the recent budget resolution passed by the House, the implications of the budget cuts, the SAVE act, and the ongoing challenges facing Congress. Congressman Norman shares his thoughts on the promises made during negotiations and the importance of fiscal responsibility in government spending. Additional interview with Sean Feiler, Chief Investment Officer at Equinox Partners, who shares insights on regulatory reforms, the importance of domestic mining, and the national security concerns that arise from America's current position in the global mining industry. Finally, Retired CIA operations officer Rick De La Torre discusses the implications of the upcoming direct talks between the Trump administration and Iran regarding their nuclear program.

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0:00.0	Hello, American, happy Sunday.
0:08.2	Welcome to the Sunday brunch edition of John Solomon reports, a podcast from
0:12.3	Just the News.
0:13.7	A big thank you to everybody for spending some of their time on a Sunday morning with me
0:18.1	and our great guest, and we have great guests today.
0:20.9	Folks, we're going to take a quick commercial break.
0:23.0	We'll be right back after these messages.
0:30.5	The House passed the budget resolution earlier today, very skinny.
0:34.6	216 to 214 vote, but what is in the bill that we needed?
0:38.1	Joining us now to talk about all that it has, as well as the SAVE Act, which was also passed earlier today, very important.
0:44.0	South Carolina Congressman Ralph Norman Congressman, welcome back.
0:47.1	Thanks so much for being here, sir.
0:48.9	Well, honored to be with you, Amanda.
0:50.5	Thank you.
0:51.5	All right, sir.
0:52.4	I know that you initially were reticent to support this bill.
0:55.8	It did not have the level of cuts that you wanted to see, but you were made promises. Tell us about
1:00.1	those promises and how sure you are that those promises will be kept. Well, first of all, it was a great
1:05.9	day for this country. The fact that we were able to do it, slim margin, it was, but the fact that you had the
1:13.5	Speaker of the House, you had the majority leader in the Senate, and you had the President of the
1:16.8	United States who publicly came out a million and a half, million five trillion cuts, we
1:25.2	had a secure understanding that we're not going to spend more money than we make,
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