Americans who work for a living are fed up watching Congress spin its wheels while Washington spends like there’s no tomorrow. Representative Tim Burchett told Newsmax bluntly that lawmakers are not being honest with the public about the spending wrapped into so-called “clean” funding bills, and he made clear he voted against recent continuing resolutions because they simply paper over the problem instead of fixing it.
Burchett didn’t mince words about the culture on Capitol Hill, calling out the old ways of big spending and insider games that enrich the few while ordinary families pay the bill. He warned that passing bloated omnibus bills and perpetual CRs is a betrayal of the voters who sent Republicans to drain the swamp and restore fiscal sanity.
On national security spending, Burchett confronted the cronyism that too often greases the engine of endless foreign entanglements, even using scathing language to describe those who profit from perpetual war. He’s rightly skeptical of increases that don’t come with accountability, saying Washington’s habit of rewarding the military-industrial complex must end if we’re serious about cutting government and reining in waste.
Most importantly, Burchett keeps pushing the practical point conservatives know: winning elections isn’t enough if Congress won’t turn presidential directives into law and produce real results. He argues Republicans need to focus on the agenda voters elected them for—lower spending, stronger borders, and a pro-growth economy—rather than settling for symbolic victories that leave the bureaucracy intact.
It’s time for Republicans to stop apologizing and start legislating like they mean it. If conservatives keep compromising on principle for the sake of a temporary headline, we’ll lose the trust of the same Americans who put us in power and the next election will be our punishment.
Tennessee’s model of fiscal discipline shows what’s possible when lawmakers balance a budget and prioritize taxpayers over special interests, and Burchett is right to hold the line on transparent, accountable spending. Washington’s habit of adding billions in hidden riders and temporary fixes must end, and Republicans in the majority owe the public a clear plan to shrink government and restore economic freedom.
Congress can either keep being an excuse factory or become a results machine that honors the people who pay the bills. Patriots demand performance, not platitudes—and if Republicans want to keep the mandate they won in 2024, they’d better start delivering lawmaking that matches the resolve of the American people.
