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A House Republican is slamming the media's coverage of President Trump and Russia, saying news outlets have a "fixation" on the issue.
Rep. Andy Biggs (R-Ariz.) said the coverage is intended to "delegitimize the president."
Arizona Republican Rep. Andy Biggs never expected to be hitting home runs in his first year, but he also didn't expect to the GOP agenda to be benched by acrimony and the media's focus on Russia's election involvement.
"It's a mixed bag," said Biggs, the former president of Arizona's state senate and a rising GOP star. "It's a bit frustrating."
Biggs said President Trump and Republican Congressmen are moving on immigration, cutting regulation, and boosting the Pentagon, but that story isn't getting out. "We have to do a better job messaging," he said.
Washington, D.C. – Today, the House of Representatives passed the FY18 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Congressman Biggs voted in favor of the NDAA and issued the following statement:
Happy Friday –
I'm about to board a plane bound for the fresh, free air of Arizona. It will be a short weekend in the district, but a welcome one, nonetheless.
INTRODUCING FREEDOM FRIDAY!
After eight years of failing policies and executive overreach by the Obama Administration, the American people entrusted Republicans with unified control of the House, Senate, and White House. We promised our constituents that we would work quickly to restore constitutional order and take much-needed steps to revitalize our economy.
House Republicans, already divided on how to handle the federal budget, the debt limit, a rewrite of the tax code and more, have something new to tussle over: their summer vacation.
The decision announced Tuesday by Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) to curtail that chamber's recess by two weeks — from July 28 to Aug. 11 — to tackle unfinished business was not immediately embraced by House leaders.
Republican congressmen are now putting pressure on House leadership to delay August recess, just one day after the Senate decided to push its own recess back by two weeks.
The conservative group known as the House Freedom Caucus upped the ante in its calls to stay in session until key aspects of the Republican legislative agenda are fleshed out.
House Speaker Paul Ryan has said he wants to pass a sweeping overhaul of the tax code in time for deer-hunting season in Wisconsin, which opens around Thanksgiving. Whether he makes that deadline likely depends on how much work Republicans in Congress get done in July and August. If the past few months are any measure, it doesn't look good.
PHOENIX — An Arizona congressman said he has been left bewildered by the lack of productivity by his counterparts, despite Republican control of both Congress and the White House.
U.S. Rep. Andy Biggs told KTAR News 92.3 FM's Reality Check with Darin Damme on Wednesday that it seemed as if Republicans were being timid when it came to following through on longtime promises, such as removing the Affordable Care Act.
Members of the House's most conservative caucus again are calling for leadership to cancel the August recess so lawmakers can work longer on priorities such as health care and tax reform.
The latest pressure Wednesday from conservative lawmakers came after Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced the day before that the Senate will delay the beginning of its own recess from July 31 until mid-August.