Congressional Republicans must advance their budget to alleviate short-term market pressures resulting from President Donald Trump’s broad tariffs, the House’s No. 4 leader told Bloomberg Government on Monday.
“We are going to have some short-term discomfort for those long-term gains,” Conference Chairwoman Lisa McClain (R-Mich.) said in an interview at the Capitol, just two days before Trump rolls out reciprocal tariffs on US trading partners. McClain compared the initial market pain to second-day soreness after a workout.
McClain hails from Michigan, the country’s auto manufacturing capital and a congressional swing state in the 2026 midterms.
Her comments preview congressional Republicans’ ...