Well, isn’t it refreshing to hear someone in Washington actually talk about making life more affordable — and mean it? House Speaker Mike Johnson, with the kind of calm determination that drives left-wing pundits up the wall, sat down with Fox News Digital to lay out what’s left on the Republican agenda before the new year. And let’s be honest: after years of Democrat-fueled inflation, energy disasters, and healthcare chaos, the fact that Johnson’s still optimistic about undoing the economic mess is almost miraculous.
In classic Republican fashion, Johnson didn’t waste time sugarcoating the reality: the clock’s ticking. There’s a “short amount of time,” as he put it, to squeeze in meaningful legislation before Congress shutters for the year. But unlike Democrats, who seem to think a TikTok ban and a few billion for climate studies is a week well spent, Republicans are actually focused on the things that matter — like whether American families can afford groceries and gas in the same week.
.@HouseGOP is working in lockstep with President Trump to continue driving down costs for Americans.
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— Speaker Mike Johnson (@SpeakerJohnson) November 24, 2025
And Johnson didn’t mince words about the cause of the pain. The Biden administration, he pointed out, was more than a little generous with the executive pen, pushing policies that tanked our energy independence, over-regulated small businesses into submission, and printed money like it was Monopoly night at the Treasury. The result? A cost-of-living spike that made eggs a luxury item and housing a pipe dream for young families. But, as Johnson reminded us, the American people caught on and delivered a “we’ve had enough” message at the ballot box.
Now, the GOP’s “affordability agenda” is front and center — and yes, it’s the same affordability agenda that Donald Trump has been pushing for years (back when it wasn’t trendy to admit that government overspending has consequences). Lower taxes on working families? Check. A tax break on tips and overtime? Yes, please. Relief for seniors? Finally. And most importantly, an end to the punishing regulations that Biden’s been throwing at our economy like darts at a bar wall.
Of course, Johnson knows that the damage can’t be undone overnight. “The economy is a very complex thing,” he said — a fact that seems to escape Democrats every time they propose another multi-trillion-dollar “rescue” plan. But Republicans are playing the long game here. Treasury Secretary Bessent, a name that’s likely to trigger more than a few left-wing rage tweets, predicts an economic boom next year as the GOP’s tax and pro-growth policies start to take root. Imagine that: actual growth based on real jobs, real wages, and real investment — not government handouts and make-believe stimulus.
And it’s not just the economy getting attention. Healthcare is in the GOP’s sights too, and not in the “let’s add 47 more agencies” kind of way. Republicans want to slash premiums, give families more choices, and drag the broken remnants of Obamacare into something resembling functionality. Meanwhile, several House committees are gearing up to cut energy costs by finally fixing our busted permitting system — the same bureaucratic black hole that’s kept new energy projects stalled while Americans pay sky-high utility bills.
Here’s the bottom line: while the Democrats are busy inventing new genders and finding creative ways to spend your tax dollars on nonsense, Speaker Johnson and the House GOP are laser-focused on something wild — helping Americans afford their lives again. Shocking, I know.
So yes, time is short. But Republicans aren’t interested in empty year-end grandstanding or media-approved virtue signaling. They’re working — fast and furiously — to bring relief to the very people who put them in office. And judging by Johnson’s tone, they’re not backing down anytime soon.
