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The Hill
28-07-2025
- Business
- The Hill
Bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus requests meeting with Trump on immigration, debt
The Problem Solvers Caucus, a bipartisan coalition of House lawmakers that frequently works across the aisle, is requesting a meeting with President Trump to discuss immigration, permitting reform and the national debt. Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) and Tom Suozzi (D-N.Y.), the co-chairs of the caucus, sent a letter to Trump on Monday, focusing on the trio issues after the faction earlier this year set up working groups to address those and more. Almost 50 lawmakers signed the request. 'As the Co-Chairs of the Problem Solvers Caucus, we lead a bipartisan group of nearly 50 Members of the House of Representatives focused on finding common ground on the key issues facing our nation,' the pair wrote. 'We meet regularly to discuss opportunities for bipartisan compromise and to develop legislation that both parties can agree on and vote for.' 'In that spirit, we are writing to request a meeting with you to discuss three issues where we see both the opportunity and the need for comprehensive bipartisan solutions: immigration, permitting reform, and the national debt,' they added. The Hill reached out to the White House for comment. The request for a meeting comes after Republicans on Capitol Hill passed their 'big, beautiful bill,' which contained many of Trump's domestic priorities. It extended the 2017 Trump tax cuts, did away with some taxes on tips and social security, approved $150 billion for the border and rolled back some green-energy tax credits, among other priorities. To pay for the package, lawmakers made deep cuts to Medicaid. The measure is estimated to add $3.4 trillion to the deficit over the next decade, according to the Congressional Budget Office. Fitzpatrick, who represents a purple district, was one of two Republicans — along with Rep. Thomas Massie (Ky.) — to vote against the legislation. On the issue of the debt, the Problem Solvers Caucus is proposing creating a bipartisan, bicameral fiscal commission that would work 'to develop a plan to stabilize our nation's finances.' The co-chairs said 'cutting wasteful spending is a start,' but more has to be done. '[W]e will need to take a comprehensive look at both sides of the balance sheet — spending and revenue — in order to solve this problem,' they wrote. On immigration, the letter praised Trump for decreasing the number of illegal border crossings to an historic low — 'We thank you for restoring order to the border, and we believe you deserve credit for delivering on this campaign promise' — but the group is calling for bipartisan legislation to continue addressing the situation at the border. 'But there is still more work to do,' the co-chairs wrote. 'It will take bipartisan legislation to permanently secure the border, fix the overwhelmed asylum system, and ensure that essential workers in fields like agriculture, healthcare, and hospitality can continue to contribute to our economy. We all agree the immigration system is broken — let's work together to find a lasting solution.' Republicans last year blocked a bipartisan border security deal, after Trump, while on the campaign trail, urged GOP members to torpedo the effort. The package, which had been the product of months of painstaking negotiations, included $6.8 billion for U.S. Customs and Border Protection, $7.6 billion for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and $4 billion for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. It also would have given the president, at the time Joe Biden, the ability to shut down the border if the daily crossing average exceeded 4,000. And on permitting reform, the group is pressing to land a bipartisan deal to accelerate infrastructure projects in the U.S. 'Permitting reform' refers to efforts to speed up the approval process for energy and other infrastructure projects — often at the expense of environmental reviews. Republicans have long sought to cut down environmental reviews and legal challenges on environmental grounds, and to speed up timelines for approving oil, gas and nuclear projects. In recent years, some Democrats have also embraced the idea as they seek to speed up timelines for getting more renewable power built and placed on the grid. The letter references an effort during the last Congress spearheaded by Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) and then-Sen. Joe Manchin ( which failed to reach the point of an agreement. The plan would have been expected to bolster both fossil fuels and renewable energy. Their legislation advanced through committee in a bipartisan 15-4 vote, but it was never taken up for a full vote by House or Senate leadership amid disagreements including GOP reticence to speed up approvals for new power lines, which would be expected to aid renewable energy. 'Our outdated permitting system delays crucial infrastructure and energy projects that we need to compete globally, slowing our country's growth and raising energy costs,' the letter reads. 'We need to cut red tape and make it easier and faster to build in America. Both parties acknowledge this problem and are ready to solve it.' 'We came close to a comprehensive permitting reform deal at the end of the 118th Congress, and we are confident we can find a way to get to yes this time around,' it adds.
Fox News
17-07-2025
- Politics
- Fox News
Common Ground: Addressing the Lack of Bipartisan Solutions to Bipartisan Issues
While President Trump was successful in passing the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, he did so by only a narrow margin, an emerging pattern representative of a divided Congress. For Co-Chairs of the Problem Solvers Caucus, Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), and Congressman Tom Suozzi (D-NY), the problem doesn't lie with President Trump's ideas, but rather with the lack of room for compromise. The Congressmen discuss what they do and don't support about President Trump's agenda, how the DOJ's handling of the Epstein case might affect midterms, and what message Zohran Mamdani's mayoral campaign sends to the rest of the Democratic party. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit
Yahoo
01-07-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Rep Dusty Johnson launches bid for South Dakota governor
South Dakota Rep. Dusty Johnson, the state's sole member of the House, has announced a run for governor. Johnson is chair of the House GOP's Main Street Caucus and a member of the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus. He has served in Congress since 2019, following a job as vice president at a South Dakota-based engineering and consulting firm. Prior to his role as an executive, Johnson also worked as South Dakota Public Utilities commissioner from 2005 to 2011, during which he was appointed chief of staff to former Gov. Dennis Daugaard. The announcement, deemed by local media as a "formality" after Johnson was already rumored to run, came Monday at a campaign event and was paired with a video the representative shared on social media. Key House Gop Moderate Don Bacon Won't Seek Re-election "I's been such an honor to work for you in Congress. We rolled up our sleeves and got things moving in the right direction, cutting trillions in wasteful spending, standing with President Trump to secure our border and finally getting tough on China," Johnson said. "Those were important fights to build a better country for our kids, but their future doesn't begin in some far away place. It begins here, at home, in South Dakota. That's why we need to hit the gas and give them a clear path to a bright future." Read On The Fox News App Trump Reacts To Tillis Not Seeking Re-election, Sends Warning To 'Cost Cutting Republicans' Following the announcement, criticism began popping up online that Johnson has not adequately supported President Donald Trump, and claims he is a "never-Trumper" are "lies of the desperate." "Here are the facts," Johnson told Fox News Digital. "Donald Trump has had me down to Mar-a-Lago. I've gone to the Super Bowl with President Trump. I donated $10,000 to his re-election campaign years ago. He endorsed me in my 2020 race. I was his state campaign chairman for his re-elect." Johnson added that he is someone who has "a long-standing, multi-year history of being a partner" with Trump. Johnson also said he has proven to be a "key ally" of House Speaker Mike Johnson, R–La., noting he was one of the members of Congress who "helped deliver the votes to get him elected speaker." On the fight in the Senate over the Trump-endorsed One Big Beautiful Bill Act, Johnson said he supports the version of the bill passed by the House of Representatives and expressed optimism it will get passed by the Senate by the GOP's self-imposed July 4 article source: Rep Dusty Johnson launches bid for South Dakota governor
Fox News
30-06-2025
- Politics
- Fox News
Rep Dusty Johnson launches bid for South Dakota governor
South Dakota Rep. Dusty Johnson, the state's sole member of the House, has announced a run for governor. Johnson is chair of the House GOP's Main Street Caucus and a member of the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus. He has served in Congress since 2019, following a job as vice president at a South Dakota-based engineering and consulting firm. Prior to his role as an executive, Johnson also worked as South Dakota Public Utilities commissioner from 2005 to 2011, during which he was appointed chief of staff to former Gov. Dennis Daugaard. The announcement, deemed by local media as a "formality" after Johnson was already rumored to run, came Monday at a campaign event and was paired with a video the representative shared on social media. "I's been such an honor to work for you in Congress. We rolled up our sleeves and got things moving in the right direction, cutting trillions in wasteful spending, standing with President Trump to secure our border and finally getting tough on China," Johnson said. "Those were important fights to build a better country for our kids, but their future doesn't begin in some far away place. It begins here, at home, in South Dakota. That's why we need to hit the gas and give them a clear path to a bright future." Following the announcement, criticism began popping up online that Johnson has not adequately supported President Donald Trump, and claims he is a "never-Trumper" are "lies of the desperate." "Here are the facts," Johnson told Fox News Digital. "Donald Trump has had me down to Mar-a-Lago. I've gone to the Super Bowl with President Trump. I donated $10,000 to his re-election campaign years ago. He endorsed me in my 2020 race. I was his state campaign chairman for his re-elect." Johnson added that he is someone who has "a long-standing, multi-year history of being a partner" with Trump. Johnson also said he has proven to be a "key ally" of House Speaker Mike Johnson, R–La., noting he was one of the members of Congress who "helped deliver the votes to get him elected speaker." On the fight in the Senate over the Trump-endorsed One Big Beautiful Bill Act, Johnson said he supports the version of the bill passed by the House of Representatives and expressed optimism it will get passed by the Senate by the GOP's self-imposed July 4 deadline.
Yahoo
07-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Two Pa. congressman talk economic priorities, support for Trump tariffs at conservative conference
Rep. Scott Perry talking to reporters at the Capitol Sept. 19, 2023 (Jennifer Shutt/ States Newsroom) As the stock market falls sharply, two Pennsylvania Congressmen from battleground districts focused on economic priorities during a conservative conference in Cumberland County. 'We ran on making life affordable again. We ran on having safe communities, and a border that's secure and I don't think that's a very advanced formulary in order to achieve the goals in which we all clearly spoke on November 5,' said U.S. Rep. Rob Bresnahan (R-8th District) on Friday. 'But that's what we ultimately try to do every single day.' 'From my standpoint, my mission is to save the republic,' said U.S. Rep. Scott Perry (R-10th District). 'That's my mission.' Both are Republicans and support President Donald Trump, but have aligned themselves with different caucuses. Bresnahan is a member of the bipartisan 'Problem Solvers Caucus,' led by U.S. Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-1st District) and Tom Suozzi (D-NY). Perry is a former Chair of the conservative House Freedom Caucus and is viewed as one of Trump's allies in the state who supported his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss. SUPPORT: YOU MAKE OUR WORK POSSIBLE They spoke to the crowd for over 15 minutes, but didn't spend much time addressing the big news dominating headlines: Trump's tariff announcement on taxing imported products from around the world. While Trump says the move was made to promote American manufacturing, economists worry about the increases in prices for businesses and citizens, alike. Plus, the stock market had it's worst week for the United States since the coronavirus pandemic. Following their speeches, Bresnahan and Perry spoke with reporters and said they still support Trump's plan. 'I have not met with an industry in DC and or locally that does not have concerns about the tariffs that are being implemented, but it's about producing American manufacturing. It's about bringing those jobs and national security back to the United States,' Bresnahan told the Capital-Star. 'Would I perhaps have seen it like to have seen it more incrementally over a period of time? But the moral of the story, and the idea, is to bring the different countries together, start these negotiations.' 'And I'm a big believer in ripping the band aid off, but I'm also a big believer in targeted applications for most things,' he added. 'There's always going to be concerns,' Perry said. 'Certainly for short-term market volatility, but it's going to shake out once everybody understands what the playing field is.' 'It's the uncertainty that creates the volatility,' he added. 'Once the certainty is there, the volatility will go away, because everybody knows these are the rules.' Perry said there 'has to be some rebalancing of the ledger financially between other countries and our country,' when detailing his support of Trump's announcement. He added that the United States 'cannot be dependent on the Communist Party of China' for products like steel and India for 'drug and pharmaceutical precursors or the pharmaceuticals themselves.' 'The only way those industries come back is to incentivize them,' Perry said. 'Like I said, we can't force regulation and taxes in those other countries, but we can change what we do here.' For Bresnahan, it was his first appearance at the Pennsylvania Leadership Conference as an elected official. He defeated several term incumbent U.S. Rep. Matt Cartwright (D-Lackawanna) by 1.6% for a seat representing northeast Pennsylvania last November, which was one of the most expensive races in the nation. SUBSCRIBE: GET THE MORNING HEADLINES DELIVERED TO YOUR INBOX During his speech, he detailed his road to running for Congress and his background in the private sector, while highlighting the work ahead for a few of the committees he serves on, including Transportation and Infrastructure and Agriculture. Bresnahan promoted extending the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, also known as the Trump tax cuts. 'It's imperative that we make TCJA permanent,' he told the Capital-Star on Friday. Perry, who is a regular at the conservative conference in his district, secured reelection in November by defeating Democratic challenger Janelle Stelson by 1.2%. It was his closest reelection bid since winning a seat in Congress in 2012. Perry made it clear that the national debt was top of mind for him and explained his concern with the U.S. Senate's spending proposal they advanced just hours before his speech. He told attendees that he would not support the Senate's current proposal, as written, due to his concerns about it not properly addressing the deficit.
