“I was on the phone with the president this weekend about making sure we’re in lockstep with the White House, and with the House, and with the Senate.”

Washington, D.C. – On Monday, U.S. Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) joined CNBC’s Squawk Box to break down the Senate’s approach to President Trump’s ‘One, Big, Beautiful Bill.’ Note: Punchbowl News has recently credited Senator Mullin as “The Broker” helping President Trump negotiate a deal on reconciliation and ultimately deliver on the MAGA agenda.

Sen. Mullin’s full interview can be found here.

On the GOP Senate being lockstep with President Trump:

“Leader Thune has made it real clear that we want to have this done by July 4th. We will deliver for what he wants to get done. There’s gonna be a lot of negotiations. I was on the phone with the president this weekend about making sure we’re in lockstep with the White House, and with the House, and with the Senate.”

On the ‘One, Big, Beautiful Bill’ paving the way for a balanced budget:

“I don’t really think that what we’re gonna do here in today’s bill is going to balance the budget, but it will tomorrow’s bill. Meaning that because we’re cutting deficit spending, we’re gonna bring surety back to the market. We already see numbers through the economy be extremely impressive. We see inflation down…

“We’re gonna have GDP growth. And I feel like, I honestly do feel like we’re gonna be able to balance the budget for the first time since Clinton was in office and I think we can do it in about a year and a half.”

Read the full story from PUNCHBOWL NEWS HERE with excerpts below:

The Senate’s reconciliation standouts

By Laura Weiss, Andrew Desiderio | June 2, 2025

“The broker. The House’s thin majority is a problem for the Senate too. Keep an eye on Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.), a former House member.

Mullin often acts as an informal liaison with House Republicans. He’s also an ally of House Ways and Means Committee Chair Jason Smith (R-Mo.).”

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