Eric Burlison to Newsmax: ‘Difficult’ for Legislators to Cut Spending

Rep. Eric Burlison, R-Mo., told Newsmax on Tuesday that Republicans need to avoid adding “pork” to their proposed bill or bills to tackle the border, energy policy, and extend 2017 tax cuts.

President-elect Donald Trump over the weekend called on Republicans to pass a single bill to address several of his key issues.

Burlison told “Newsline” that he’s “kind of agnostic as to whether we do it in one bill or two bills as long as we get Trump’s agenda done.”

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