Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich emphasized the importance of passing tax cuts and deregulation before July 4th for the Trump administration's success, arguing that it's crucial to maintain a Republican House in the upcoming elections. He believes a commitment from the Senate to pass the tax bill by May 31st is essential to achieve this goal, citing historical examples of delayed tax cuts leading to Republican seat losses.
During an appearance on FBN’s “Mornings with Maria,” former House Speaker Newt Gingrich called keeping the House of Representatives in Republican hands the “biggest single challenge” for the Trump administration.
According to Gingrich, the way to do that was to pass tax cuts and deregulation before July 4, which would require a commitment from the Senate to have it done by the end of May. “ere’s the point, I would drive home,” he said. “They need to have the Senate commitment to pass the tax bill by May 31 to go to conference in June and to sign the bill by July 4. Reagan talked into having his tax cuts arrive late. We lost 26 seats in 1982. Similarly, President Trump was talked into taking up a bunch of other stuff. Didn’t get his tax bill until late. They lost 40 seats in 2018.
“So if you work back from keeping the House, you have to have the tax cut bill and the deregulation bill signed into law by the Fourth of July so it’s affecting the economy so well and so powerfully that people are really happy in 2026 and the Republicans gain seats as Franklin Roosevelt did in 1934,” he added. “I’m perfectly happy to have a two-step if.
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