Rep. Rich McCormick, R-Ga., told Newsmax on Monday that complaints about federal government spending audits and budget cuts may be based on misunderstandings.
He said he heard from some unhappy people at a town hall over the weekend, with many voicing concerns about what is happening to key federal departments as part of President Donald Trump's government audit and streamlining program.
McCormick told Newsmax's Newsline that some of the complaints may be based on misunderstandings.
"I think anytime you have change, there's going to be resistance, especially when it's not your candidate," McCormick said on "Newsline." "They won. I think a lot of people are angered and concerned, and some people think that they're going to see massive disturbances in government solutions. They're going to see massive disturbances in things that they rely on. Some of that's just unfounded."
But McCormick also said he believes the Trump administration and GOP members of Congress to communicate more effectively.
"I think we have to message better and make sure the American people understand that we're going to deliver the goods that we promised all along," he said. "We're going to do it more efficiently, with more efficiency and with deliberation."
Responding to Trump's announcement on a massive commercial development in the U.S. by Apple, McCormick says it's exactly what the GOP promised leading up to the last election.
"When you have less taxes, less regulation, businesses expand and they provide more jobs," he said. "Who wouldn't want to have a job instead of relying on government for their future? Who wouldn't want to have that stability of upward mobility and opportunities that otherwise wouldn't exist in government jobs?
McCormick said corporate expansion is always better than more government jobs.
"I think this is a very good move, and we need to highlight that, that the corporate world is not the evil empire they're made out to be, that we can provide through competition, great opportunity for all Americans instead of great reliance on government to be the savior," he said.