{"id":2367304,"date":"2024-11-11T13:26:02","date_gmt":"2024-11-11T18:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tim-sheehy-wants-to-strap-rocket-boosters-to-trumps-america-first-agenda-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-11T13:27:16","modified_gmt":"2024-11-11T18:27:16","slug":"tim-sheehy-wants-to-strap-rocket-boosters-to-trumps-america-first-agenda-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tim-sheehy-wants-to-strap-rocket-boosters-to-trumps-america-first-agenda-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Tim Sheehy wants to \u2018strap rocket boosters\u2019 to Trump\u2019s \u2018America First\u2019 agenda &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftim-sheehy-wants-to-strap-rocket-boosters-to-trumps-america-first-agenda-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2367304&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Republican Senator-elect \u200bTim\u2064 Sheehy is eager to push\u2062 forward with President Trump&#8217;s &#8220;America First&#8221; agenda, emphasizing the urgency of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/scotus-errs-in-murthy-v-missouri-by-assuming-big-tech-is-just-like-print-media\/\" title=\"SCOTUS made a mistake in Murthy v. Missouri by wrongly equating Big Tech with print media\">taking action quickly<\/a> as Republicans may have limited time in control of Congress. Having recently defeated three-term \u200dDemocrat Jon \u2062Tester in\u2064 Montana, Sheehy highlights the need for\u200d organized efforts to implement key policies, such as securing the border, which he suggests should \u200dbegin on day \u200done \u2064with both executive orders and \u2064legislative\u200c follow-ups.<\/p>\n<p>In his \u200bremarks on\u200d Fox News, Sheehy stated that Republicans should not merely act as a &#8220;rubber stamp&#8221; for proposals but instead &#8220;strap rocket boosters&#8221; to ensure\u200d swift \u2062progress on their legislative goals. He \u2064also spoke about the importance of restoring &#8220;Constitutional government&#8221; in Congress \u2062to ensure that\u2063 elected officials represent the voices of their constituents. Additionally,\u200c he plans to <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">address perceived foreign policy failures<\/a> from the Biden administration. Sheehy \u200bunderscores the significance\u200c of having veterans in \u200dCongress,\u200b reflecting on the \u200ccurrent low representation of veterans in lawmaking positions.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Tim Sheehy wants to &lsquo;strap rocket boosters&rsquo; to Trump&rsquo;s &lsquo;America First&rsquo; agenda<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1878798\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Republican Sen.-elect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/live-blog-posts\/tim-sheehy-defeats-jon-tester-in-key-montana-senate-race-a-blow-to-democrats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Tim Sheehy<\/a> is eager to get to work on President-elect <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump&rsquo;s<\/a> vision for the United States, citing how Republicans might only have control of Congress for two years.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Sheehy, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-senates-ex-sergeant-at-arms-is-now-lobbying-for-a-chinese-communist-military-firm\/\" title=\"U.S. Senate\u2019s Ex-Sergeant At Arms Is Now Lobbying For a Chinese Communist Military Firm\">newly elected senator<\/a> from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/montana\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Montana<\/a>, beat three-term Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jon-tester\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Jon Tester<\/a> (D-MT) on Election Day last week. His race was one of several Republican victories to give the party a majority in the Senate. Ahead of being sworn into office, however, Sheehy stressed the party needs to quickly organize and ensure the Senate is able to work toward the &ldquo;America First&rdquo; agenda right away.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3191374\/dates-2024-presidential-transition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>KEY DATES FOR THE 2024 PRESIDENTIAL TRANSITION<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We can&rsquo;t just expect to sit there and be a rubber stamp. We gotta strap rocket boosters and got a lot of stuff done fast,&rdquo; Sheehy said on Fox News&rsquo;s Sunday Night in America with Trey Gowdy. &ldquo;As we know, historically, we might have two years of a united government, the way we have it now, so that means we got to secure that border day one. President Trump will probably do that via executive order, but we have to follow up with legislation to make sure that sticks. We can&rsquo;t keep having the border be a political football. We got to seal it and seal it right the first time.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2689796&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=436262c6d44e84e142fa236685bfb048\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Sheehy also expressed a desire to restore &ldquo;Constitutional government&rdquo; in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/congress\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Congress<\/a> to ensure those elected by voters &ldquo;are actually having a voice.&rdquo; Additionally, he said the U.S. needs to get its &ldquo;foreign policy disasters&rdquo; from the Biden administration under control, as it is &ldquo;amazing&rdquo; how those pushing global conflicts are now <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/hamas-calls-immediate-end-war-after-trump-election-win-1981571\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">asking to end their wars<\/a> right after Trump&rsquo;s victory.<\/p>\n<p>Reflecting on how Washington is facing a record low of U.S. veterans serving in lawmaking, Sheehy underscored how &ldquo;it&rsquo;s so important&rdquo; to get <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/veterans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">veterans<\/a> who have served in combat to become lawmakers. Sheehy, a veteran himself, stated &ldquo;it&rsquo;s about time&rdquo; for the nation to take care of its veterans, arguing this is &ldquo;a top priority&rdquo; for him.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Following his victory over Tester, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3222225\/sheehy-commonsense-beating-identity-politics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Sheehy credited &ldquo;common sense&rdquo; triumphing over &ldquo;identity politics&rdquo;<\/a> for pushing him over the finish line, arguing that people simply want a government that will make their lives better.<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of 2025, both the Senate and the House will begin leadership elections this week after the Republican Party gained control of the Senate and is close to controlling the House again. Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3225374\/trump-republicans-rule-changes-majority-leader-race\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">has received the backing of both Trump and billionaire Elon Musk for Senate majority leader<\/a> against favorites Sens. John Thune (R-SD) and John Cornyn (R-TX).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1878798\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1878798\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tim Sheehy aims to accelerate Trump&#8217;s &#8216;America First&#8217; agenda<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2367305,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Sheehy-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[34041,32876,3634],"class_list":["post-2367304","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-america-first","tag-tim-sheehy","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Sheehy-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2367304","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2367304"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2367304\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2367308,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2367304\/revisions\/2367308"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2367305"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2367304"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2367304"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2367304"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}