FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Nearly 40 Republican senators gathered Wednesday afternoon for a frank conversation about Congress’ broken budget process and the rapidly growing national debt.
Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., led the conference meeting with his GOP colleagues in hopes of offering solutions to end the cycle of emergency spending requests and massive omnibus legislation. Ultimately, Marshall wants to deliver a budget on time—something so rare today that both the president and members of Congress routinely ignore deadlines and suffer no consequences as a result.
Following the meeting, Marshall spoke exclusively with The Daily Signal about the ideas they discussed and his hopes for the future. Our interview has been edited for length and clarity.
Rob Bluey: How was your conversation today? Do you feel optimistic or pessimistic about where things go from…
