Rep. Rich McCormick admitted on Newsmax that he didn’t get everything he wanted to see out of the GOP megabill that was approved in the House Thursday, and that he remains “very concerned about our debt,” but he said he’s still “super proud’ that House Republicans pulled together to get the legislation to President Donald Trump’s desk. 

“At 9 in the morning, we met with the speaker,” the Georgia Republican said on Newsmax’s “Wake Up America.” “This bill was dead. That same day, we got it signed or delivered. We thought that this was over. There were probably about 30 people who were going to vote no on the rule, which is unheard of.”

That meant it took “so much convincing from Trump, House Speaker Mike Johnson, and party leadership to get the bill through, said McCormick. 

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