As long as we are putting this in the context of medium-term fiscal consolidation--so, over a 5 to 10-year horizon, until the financial markets believe you have credible plans for bringing down the deficit, controlling the deficit, and preferably bringing down the debt, then yes, I think that there is ample scope for measures that would encourage short-term job creation.
Johnson emphasizes the need for fiscal consolidation alongside job creation measures.
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I’m going to vote to move this forward. I think it could be close to a unanimous vote, because everybody here, all the Republicans, want to go on record to show your maximum transparency.
Democrats are trying to use the Epstein matter as a political weapon to distract from the own party’s failures.
I would speed up the timeline and schedule the Epstein vote next week rather than running down the procedural clock.
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