‘Mandatory spending’ will be addressed to tackle nation’s debt: Riley Moore

Published February 10, 2025 11:44am ET



Rep. Riley Moore (R-WV) assured that Republicans in both the House of Representatives and the Senate will cooperate in moving President Donald Trump’s agenda forward, in which “mandatory spending” will be reigned in.

Senate Republicans met with Trump at Mar-a-Lago on Friday, ahead of which House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) asked Senate Republicans to “allow the House to do its work” and craft “one big, beautiful bill” to enact Trump’s vision for the nation. Amid this conflict between Republican lawmakers and their different priorities, Moore explained how he and other Republicans met at the White House for “over four hours” last week to map out the next steps lawmakers will take to work with the president.

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