House Freedom Caucus Chairman Scott Perry says neither side wants to negotiate on spending

Chairman of the House Freedom Caucus Scott Perry (R-Pa.) says that members on both sides of the political aisle don't want to make cuts when it comes to spending. 

"Many of my colleagues don't really like to cut things around here on either side of the aisle, and I think as time goes on, they're coming to the realization that unless they're willing to do it, we're not going to be able to pass a bill," Perry said on the Tuesday edition of the "Just the News, No Noise" TV show. 

Last month, President Joe Biden signed the Fiscal Responsibility Act, which suspends the limit on federal debt until 2025.

"Essentially, we increased the debt ceiling and didn't get much for it," Perry said, referring to the bill. "And during that period of time is where we kind of lost our steam and our leadership here agreed to continue to spend at increased levels."

Perry said that members of the Freedom Caucus have been submitting requests to the Appropriations Committee on certain cuts that can be made to shrink the size of the federal government.

"We keep on sending billions of dollars literally in cuts that they can make in savings that they can get for the American people on what is arguably this bloated government," he said. "What we're headed towards is spending  up to $2 trillion more this year than the federal government takes in."

He went on to highlight the kinds of spending he believes should be cut that would benefit everyday Americans. 

"Why don't we cut 40 billion or 40 million out of this algae program? And they look at you like, 'What algae program?' We don't have extra money to be researching whether we can make fuel out of algae, when we can just go up to Northwest Pennsylvania and pump it out of the ground and put it in our cars."