Any time there is a deal in Washington, D.C. there is a winner and a loser. Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Huntsville) views the losers of the latest budget deal are clearly the fiscal hawks in Congress.

Brooks and his fellow Tea Party/Freedom Caucus members were instrumental in lowering deficits and he did not seem to be in a good mood over the deal made by President Donald Trump and congressional leaders.

While speaking with WVNN radio in Huntsville on Tuesday, Brooks explained this deal was more about political expediency than good government. “The way to help mislead the public going into the 2020 elections is to punt the issue until 2021,” Brooks said on “The Dale Jackson Show.”

The congressman also lamented that a deal like this would make it harder to reign in future spending, arguing “It’s going to be that much more difficult to deal with because over that two year period of time we will have increased our debt obligations by about $2 trillion under this agreement if the initial reports are accurate.”​

Brooks added later in the interview that the deal reached would likely pass both chambers with between one-third and one-fourth of the elected officials voting “No.”

My takeaway:

Brooks is right to be angry about this deal.

Many would argue that this is what it looks like when government works, but Americans should be wary anytime Trump, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) all come together and work out a deal where they all claim victory.

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Dale Jackson is a contributing writer to Yellowhammer News and hosts a talk show from 7-11 am weekdays on WVNN.