Healthy Living, Party Unity, and ‘Time to Smell the Roses’: Congressional Republicans’ New Year’s Resolutions
Most Americans view the start of a new year as a fresh start and an opportunity to set goals to improve over the next 12 months – and members of Congress are no exception.
Like millions of people across the US, legislators are setting your own New Year’s resolutions, from professional to very personal.
House Foreign Affairs Chairman Michael McCaul, R-Texas, who is stepping down as head of the committee after his term is limited, said his decision was to use his new role as chairman emeritus “to be a strong voice on foreign policy and issues national security.”
On a more individual level, McCaul told Fox News Digital that he also made a New Year’s resolution to “exercise every day and spend time on the most important things in life, like family. And take time to smell the roses.”
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Reps. Anna Paulina Luna and Michael McCaul and House Freedom Caucus Chairman Andy Harris shared their New Year’s resolutions with Fox News Digital. (Getty Images)
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., said her New Year’s resolution included eating cleaner.
“My New Year’s resolution is to not eat anything with seed oils in it. It’s going to be almost impossible because they put it in everything,” she said.
Meanwhile, Rep. Pat Fallon, R-Texas, shared a broader goal for unity in 2025 that includes his fellow House Republicans — after a historic 118th Congress discord and internal strife.
Rep. Pat Fallon shared a resolution on unity within the GOP. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
“I’ve always said the Republican conference is a big family,” Fallon said. “We may be dysfunctional at times, but we’re still family, and my New Year’s resolution is that we can all sing the same notes enough times to make a difference for the American people.”
House Freedom Caucus Chairman Andy Harris, R-Med., said, “My New Year’s resolution is to help Make America Healthy Again by directing our nutrition policy toward promoting healthy food choices, starting with changes to the Food Stamp Program (SNAP).”
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Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., will deliver the Republican response to President Biden’s State of the Union address on March 7. (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
On the Senate side, lawmakers split resolutions to advance the GOP agenda.
“With a new year, a new Congress and a new president, I know we can get America back on track and usher in a new golden era. My resolutions for 2025 are to help secure our southern border to keep our families and communities safer; to return to the regular order to reduce wasteful spending and ensure Congress is a responsible steward of taxpayer dollars and pass pro-family tax reform that increases opportunity and prosperity across our country,” Sen. Katie Britt, R-Ala., told Fox News Digital.
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Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, said, “My New Year’s resolution is to become less tolerant of climate alarmists and hasten the demise of the administrative state.” A Republican will chair the Energy Committee in the new Congress.
Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., revealed his decision was to “confirm all of Trump’s nominees and secure our borders.”
