Sen. Dave McCormick (R-PA) delivered a blunt assessment of the GOP’s midterm losses during a Fox News appearance Wednesday, declaring his party ‘got thumped’ and must pursue accountability while scrambling to pass key priorities before Democrats take control.
‘We Got Thumped’
Appearing on ‘The Ingraham Angle,’ McCormick didn’t sugarcoat the Republican Party’s disappointing midterm performance. ‘When you get thumped, I think you’ve got to do two things,’ he told host Laura Ingraham. ‘You’ve got to make sure there’s accountability, and you’ve got to reflect on what the lessons learned were from that thumping.’
Lame-Duck Legislative Push
McCormick outlined three priorities Republicans hope to advance during the abbreviated lame-duck session: confirming judicial appointments, pursuing ‘permanent’ energy reform, and passing a new reconciliation package. He described a marathon seven-to-eight hour conference meeting that produced rare GOP unity around these objectives.
‘This would be an absolute legacy issue for the president,’ McCormick said of the energy proposal, calling it critical for national security and innovation. On the potential ‘reconciliation 3.0’ bill, he suggested it could fund defense and agriculture programs while ‘potentially save America’ โ though details remain vague.
Race Against the Clock
With Democrats set to control the Senate in January, McCormick acknowledged the tight timeline. ‘Everybody’s willing to expand the calendar as much as possible to make the most of every single day,’ he said. The remarks come as some Republicans openly question whether their leadership adequately prepared for the midterms after failing to secure expected gains.
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