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U.S. Rep. Jerry Carl, R-Ala., shared his expectations for the remainder of the 2024 legislative session and beginning of Trump’s second term during a Nov. 25 appearance on the “The Jeff Poor Show.”
Carl said he predicts an active final three weeks for the 2024 session, as legislators continue to debate the 2024 Farm Bill.
The 2018 Farm Bill is currently set to expire Dec. 31. A new Farm Bill is typically passed every five years, with the 2018 Farm Bill being extended once before in November of last year to its current deadline.
Carl said he would “be shocked” if the Farm Bill’s deadline was not extended once again before the 118th Congress’s end on Dec. 20 to avoid a government shutdown.
“There’s a lot happening this month truly is, but I think most of it’s gonna get kicked over into—it depends on if Trump wants us to kick it over into 2025 or give him a clean pallet to work with when he comes in,” Carl said.
Carl, however, admitted that Trump’s approval will likely not compel Democrats to push the bill to vote before 2025 as much as Republicans. He went on to express his belief that Trump’s first three months in office will be a period of dramatic policy change regarding other economic issues.
“I tell you the first 90 days of Trump’s presidency, it’s going to be a head-spinner for those of us that watch politics, because a lot’s going to happen very, very fast,” Carl said. “Just strap yourself in, put your seatbelt on and get ready to ride cause it’s—it’s gonna be crazy the first 90 days, and you’re gonna see the Democrats screaming and hollering and, you know, we’re destroying the economy and we’re doing this and doing that.”
Carl said he believes the 119th Congress’s Republican controlled House and Senate will be focused on working with the president to address inflation and energy prices.
“Don’t tell people, there’s a, you know, six percent inflation without telling what’s driving inflation. Well, it’s always energy costs. In my mind, it’s always energy costs,” Carl said. “I think you’ll see us targeting that. You’ll see this House really opening up to drilling.”
Carl also expressed approval for the Department of Government Efficiency, that Trump has promised to instate, claiming the department would help curb unnecessary government spending and bureaucracy.
Rep. Carl will leave office with the end of the 2024 session after losing his re-election bid to Rep. Barry Moore, R-Ala.
The 119th U.S. Congress will be sworn in on Jan. 3, 2025.
