Author: MIL-OSI Publisher

Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Rick Allen (R-GA-12)

Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. After voting in support of the bill, Congressman Rick W. Allen (GA-12) issued the following statement:

“House Republicans have met the moment before us with passage of today’s historic legislation. Through months of hard work, valuable input from all Members of our conference, and a clear mandate from 77 million Americans—the House has delivered the people’s agenda,” said Congressman Allen. “The One Big Beautiful Bill Act codifies President Trump’s priorities by providing resources to secure the border, making a generational investment in America’s defense, bolstering domestic energy dominance, avoiding the largest tax hike in history, and protecting our most vulnerable communities. My colleagues in the Senate must move expeditiously in passing our bill and sending it to President Trump’s desk. The sooner this legislation is signed into law, the sooner our economy will experience record growth and American families, workers, and businesses will see the relief they have long deserved.”

THE ONE BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL ACT:

• Makes the 2017 Trump tax cuts permanent – protecting the average taxpayer from a 22% tax hike.
  • The average taxpayer in GA-12 would see a 24% tax hike if the Trump Tax Cuts expire.
  • A family of 4 making $60,966, the median income in GA-12, would see a $1,160 tax increase if the Trump Tax Cuts expire.
  • Over 6,000 family-owned farms in GA-12 would have their death tax exemption slashed in half next year if the Trump Tax Cuts expire.
• Delivers on President Trump’s priorities of no tax on tips, overtime pay, and car loan interest, and provides additional tax relief for seniors. 
• Provides funding for 10,000 new Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) personnel.
• Provides an effective border wall system, specifically:
  • Completion of 701 miles of primary wall.
  • Construction of 900 miles of river barriers.
  • 629 miles of secondary barriers.
  • Replacement of 141 miles of vehicle and pedestrian barriers.
• Rescinds wasteful Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) spending which led to runaway inflation.
• Streamlines processes for developing energy infrastructure which will unleash American energy, help secure affordable and reliable energy for Americans, and support exporting energy to aid our allies.
• Ensures that Medicaid only pays for American citizens and legal immigrants by strengthening citizenship verifications to determine eligibility, saving tens of billions of dollars.
• Increases personal accountability to help lift Americans out of poverty by establishing work requirements in Medicaid for able-bodied adults who do not have dependent children or elderly parents in their care.
• Strengthens accountability for students and taxpayers, streamlines student
  loan options, and simplifies student loan repayment.

BACKGROUND: The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, otherwise known as the reconciliation bill, is a combination of individual bills advanced by 11 House committees as instructed by the Republican Budget Framework. Congressman Allen sits on two of the 11 committees, the House Energy and Commerce Committee and the House Education and Workforce Committee, in which he played an integral role in crafting and advancing the language under each committee’s jurisdiction. Legislation brought to a vote under the reconciliation process in the United States Senate only requires a simple majority vote.

Source: United States House of Representatives – Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04)

WASHINGTON — Ahead of passage, Speaker Johnson delivered the closing argument for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act on the House floor this morning, arguing for its swift passage and immediate consideration by the U.S. Senate.

Click here to watch Speaker Johnson’s full remarks

Below are Speaker Johnson’s remarks as delivered:

After a long week and a long night and countless hours of work over the past year, a lot of prayer and a lot of teamwork, my friends, it quite literally is again Morning in America, isn’t it? And after four long years of President Biden’s failures, President Trump’s America First agenda is finally here, and we are advancing that today.

What we’re going to do here this morning is truly historic, and it will make all the difference in the daily lives of hard-working Americans. The Dallas waitress pulling overtime, the Detroit mom counting bills late at night, the Kentucky coal miner waiting on his second chance. These are the forgotten men and women of our country that we are all called here to serve, and the One Big Beautiful Bill will deliver for those people.

It revives our economy. It will deliver historic tax relief. It will make the largest investment in our border security in a generation. It will unleash affordable American energy again, restore common sense to government, secure generational savings and strengthen our national defense, while it also strengthens our essential programs like Medicaid for the people who need it the most. That’s what we’re doing with the One Big Beautiful Bill.

To put it simply, this bill gets Americans back to winning again, and it’s been a long time coming. This One Big Beautiful Bill is the most consequential legislation that any party has ever passed, certainly under a majority this thin. Legislation of this magnitude is truly nation shaping and life changing. It’s the kind of transformational change that future generations will study one day.

They’ll look back at this day as a turning point in American history, and it’s exactly what we were sent here to do. Let the record show that when the House Democrats vote in a few moments, this is what they’ll be voting for. Their vote will show that they are apparently for the largest tax increase in the history of our country. They will be voting for when they vote against this bill, waste, fraud, and abuse. They will be voting against safer communities, American energy dominance and American strength on the world stage.

Today wouldn’t be possible without the leadership of arguably the most powerful and the most successful and the most respected president in the modern era of the United States. Our Democratic colleagues mock the objective truth. We were delivered unified government, my friends, in November, the White House, the Senate and the House were delivered to the party on this side of the aisle. So you can laugh all you want.

None of this would be possible without the leadership of the 45th and the 47th president of the United States, Donald J. Trump, and it would not be possible without the really hard work of the men and women on this side of the aisle.

I just want to name our chairman of their House committees that produced and did all the hard work to produce the big, beautiful bill. Scripture says we give honor where honor is due, Mr. Leader, and we’re going to do that here quickly: Chairman G.T. Thompson of the Agriculture Committee, Chairman Mike Rogers of the Armed Services Committee, Chairman Jodey Arrington of the Budget Committee, Chairman Tim Walberg, Education and Workforce Committee, Chairman Brett Guthrie, Energy and Commerce Committee, Chairman French Hill, Financial Services Committee, Chairman Mark Green, Homeland Security Committee Chairman Jim Jordan, Judiciary Committee, Chairman Bruce Westerman, House Natural Resources Committee, Chairman James Comer Oversight and Accountability Committee, Chairman Sam Graves, Transportation and Infrastructure, Chairman Jason Smith, Ways and Means Committee, and I want to make special mention of Chairwoman Virginia Foxx of the Rules Committee, who, by my count, sat in that chair and led that Rules Committee for almost seemed like two straight days. And I think she took two short breaks. She’s the “iron lady of the House,” and I’m so grateful for all their hard work.

The beauty of what we produce with the One Big Beautiful Bill over here is that this was a team effort. This was men and women who were elected to come here, the duly elected representatives of the people back home. They rolled up their sleeves. They got down in the trenches. We began this effort over a year ago.

It was actually March of last year, because we anticipated, and we believed, that we would be delivered unified government, that we would have a Republican leader in the White House, Donald J. Trump, that we would have the Senate and the house, and that we would have that moment of opportunity. And so, we planned, and we worked, and we locked arms together as a team, and we have delivered this against all odds.

The media has tried to divide us. They’ve written our eulogy about 10 times, and you know what? Sometimes it’s good to be underestimated, isn’t it? But we got this done, and I’m so proud of the work of every member of this House Republican Conference who worked in their committees. Every single member had a say in this, every single constituent, the millions of people that are represented here, have their voices and their interests reflected, because we did this together as a team, and it’s quite an achievement.

I just want to say that all that tireless work has led to the hard work of crafting this legislation, and we’ve been ready since day one to deliver on this agenda. Unified control of government is a rare mandate. It doesn’t happen very often. It’s happened just three times for our party in the last half century. We do not take it for granted, and we are delivering on that mandate here today.

The American people gave us a mandate in November. They sent a message with their vote. They gave this side of the aisle the power, and we’re going to use it to make their lives better. What we’re achieving here today is nothing short of historic, and that’s true. House Republicans are getting it done again.

In the Republican Party, see, we believe in a simple principle. We believe that America really is a shining city on a hill. Ronald Reagan used to talk about that, he was referencing Scripture. He understood that America is exceptional. He understood that, as it says right there above the Speaker’s rostrum, our national motto, that we trust in God, in God is our trust. These are the things that make our nation exceptional, and the people of our country, they deserve, they deserve better.

We’ve been working hard to deliver so that the people of our country see this again as a shining city on a hill, and that people around the world see us for who we should be. One thing that we can all agree on, on both sides of the aisle, is that a strong America is good for everybody, all around the world. All of us together, regardless of party, were called here to stand together and defend those freedoms and to defend those foundations that made us the greatest nation in the history of the world. All of us have to look and recognize that the shine has not been on that city in a while. We’re here to restore it, and this piece of legislation, as large as it is and historic as it is, will do that very thing.

Now look, we’re accomplishing a big thing here today, but we know this isn’t the end of the road just yet. We’ve been working closely with Leader Thune and our Senate colleagues, the Senate Republicans, to get this done and delivered to the President’s desk by our Independence Day, that’s July 4.

Today proves that we can do that, and we will do that. And it doesn’t matter how much the media doubts this, or how much the Democrats, you know, give us their narratives. Doesn’t matter how long the speeches are. It doesn’t change the facts; we’re delivering, and we’re doing it in a big way.

So, to our friends in the Senate, I would just say, the President is waiting with his pen. The American people are waiting for this relief. They are waiting for these life changing results, and we are going to finish this job. This is a historic moment that we will be talking to our children and our grandchildren about, and everyone will remember America’s back. I yield back.

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Source: United States House of Representatives – Representative Mike Johnson (LA-04)

Speaker Johnson Statement on House Passage of The One Big Beautiful Bill Act

Reconciliation bill now heads to the Senate for consideration

Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28)

Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar, Ph.D. (TX-28), voted against the partisan budget bill, expressing concern that the legislation would raise costs for working families and make deep cuts to essential programs – including Medicaid, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which includes school meals, and health coverage for millions of Americans.

“I voted against this bill because I believe it would harm families in my district,” said Rep. Cuellar. “No fiscally responsible budget adds $3.8 trillion to the national debt. That’s just not sustainable. I’ve supported responsible tax cuts in the past to help working families and small businesses. But that’s not what this bill does. It shifts the burden onto families who are just trying to get ahead while giving the biggest breaks to those who need them the least.”

Rep. Cuellar continued: “According to estimates, more than 43,000 people in my district could lose their health coverage – 34,000 through the Affordable Care Act and another 9,000 through Medicaid. Similarly, over 3.4 million Texans rely on SNAP to put food on the table. With 17% of Texas households already facing food insecurity, we can’t afford to cut back on school meals or nutrition assistance.

“These aren’t just numbers – they represent families, children, seniors, and individuals with disabilities who rely on these programs to get by. This is in addition to new tariffs driving up prices on groceries, clothing, home goods, and essential supplies families rely on every day.”

Rep. Cuellar also raised concerns about the process used to draft and pass the legislation. “They held the final committee hearing at one o’clock in the morning,” he added. “The final version of the bill was over a thousand pages long, and members had just a few hours to review it – with amendments still being written late into the night. That kind of rushed process limits accountability and makes it harder to ensure the final product works for the folks we represent.”

The bill is projected to raise taxes on low-income households, reduce Medicaid and SNAP funding by hundreds of billions of dollars, and remove key protections that help patients afford care. It would also limit states’ ability to respond to health emergencies and reduce provider funding that rural hospitals, nursing homes, and community clinics rely on to stay open.

“This bill doesn’t reflect the values of Texas or the needs of working families,” Rep. Cuellar concluded. “People in South Texas aren’t asking for special treatment, just a fair shot. That means protecting health care, investing in kids, and making sure tax policy is responsible and balanced.”

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El diputado Cuellar vota NO al proyecto de presupuesto partidista

Washington, D.C. – Hoy, el congresista Henry Cuellar, Ph.D. (TX-28), votó en contra del proyecto de presupuesto partidista, expresando su preocupación de que la legislación aumentaría los costos para las familias trabajadoras y haría profundos recortes a programas esenciales – incluyendo Medicaid, el Programa de Asistencia Nutricional Suplementaria (SNAP), que incluye comidas escolares, y la cobertura de salud para millones de estadounidenses.

“Voté en contra de este proyecto de ley porque creo que perjudicaría a las familias de mi distrito”, dijo el representante Cuellar. “Ningún presupuesto fiscalmente responsable añade 3,8 billones de dólares a la deuda nacional. Eso no es sostenible. He apoyado recortes de impuestos responsables en el pasado para ayudar a las familias trabajadoras y las pequeñas empresas. Pero eso no es lo que hace este proyecto de ley. Transfiere la carga a las familias que sólo intentan salir adelante, mientras que da las mayores exenciones a quienes menos las necesitan.”

El diputado Cuéllar continuó “Según las estimaciones, más de 43.000 personas en mi distrito podrían perder su cobertura de salud – 34.000 a través de la Ley de Asistencia Asequible y otros 9.000 a través de Medicaid. Del mismo modo, más de 3,4 millones de tejanos dependen de SNAP para poner comida en la mesa. Con el 17% de los hogares de Texas ya se enfrentan a la inseguridad alimentaria, no podemos darnos el lujo de recortar en las comidas escolares o asistencia nutricional.”

“No son sólo números: son familias, niños, ancianos y personas con discapacidad que dependen de estos programas para salir adelante. Esto se suma a los nuevos aranceles que hacen subir los precios de los comestibles, la ropa, los artículos para el hogar y los suministros esenciales de los que dependen las familias cada día.”

El representante Cuellar también expresó su preocupación por el proceso utilizado para redactar y aprobar la legislación. “Celebraron la audiencia final del comité a la una de la madrugada”, añadió. “La versión final del proyecto de ley tenía más de mil páginas, y los miembros tuvieron sólo unas pocas horas para revisarlo, con enmiendas que se seguían escribiendo hasta altas horas de la noche. Ese tipo de proceso apresurado limita la responsabilidad y hace más difícil garantizar que el producto final funcione para la gente a la que representamos.”

El proyecto de ley aumentaría los impuestos a las familias con rentas bajas, reduciría la financiación de Medicaid y SNAP en cientos de miles de millones de dólares y eliminaría protecciones clave que ayudan a los pacientes a costearse la atención sanitaria. También limitaría la capacidad de los estados para responder a emergencias sanitarias y reduciría la financiación de proveedores de la que dependen hospitales rurales, residencias de ancianos y clínicas comunitarias para permanecer abiertos.

“Este proyecto de ley no refleja los valores de Texas ni las necesidades de las familias trabajadoras”, concluyó el diputado Cuéllar. “La gente del sur de Texas no está pidiendo un trato especial, sólo una oportunidad justa. Eso significa proteger la asistencia sanitaria, invertir en los niños, y asegurarse de que la política fiscal es responsable y equilibrada.”

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Source: United States House of Representatives – Representative Brian Babin (R-TX)

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Congressman Brian Babin (TX-36) cast his vote today in support of President Donald J. Trump’s “One, Big, Beautiful Bill,” a legislative package that secures critical wins for the American people and reasserts House Republican’s America First agenda.

“President Trump promised to fight for working Americans, and this bill proves he’s delivering,” said Rep. Babin. “It takes the boot off the neck of our small businesses, puts more money in the pockets of our families, and restores sanity to our border and welfare programs. This is exactly the kind of leadership our country has been waiting for. For the past four years, American families have been squeezed by out-of-control inflation, reckless spending, and open border chaos. This bill is a major step in reversing the damage and returning power to the people. With Republicans back in charge, we’re restoring hope and rebuilding strength.”

Key provisions of the bill include:

• Preventing a looming tax hike by locking in the Trump tax cuts of 2017;
• Cutting taxes on tips, overtime, and auto loan interest so that hardworking Americans keep more of their paycheck;
• Providing meaningful tax breaks for retirees;
• Redirecting taxpayer dollars away from Planned Parenthood and toward real health care options that value life;
• Ending taxpayer-funded transgender procedures under Medicaid and rooting out fraud by creating work requirements and tightening eligibility—removing over 1.4 million illegal aliens from the program;
• Canceling Biden’s radical EV mandate and repealing the Inflation Reduction Act’s special interest tax breaks;
• Encouraging responsibility through stronger SNAP work requirements;
• Delivering serious resources for the border, empowering DHS, Border Patrol, and Tom Homan’s team to get the job done and protect our nation.

The House passage of the “Big Beautiful Bill” marks a major milestone in the conservative comeback. Congressman Babin urges the Senate to act quickly and send this bill to President Trump’s desk.

Source: United States House of Representatives – Representative Riley Moore (WV-02)

Washington, D.C. – This morning, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Congressman Riley M. Moore voted “Yes” on the legislation, and earlier this morning spoke in favor of it on the House floor.

Congressman Moore issued the following statement:

“77 million Americans demanded generational change in November. Today, House Republicans delivered on that mandate from the American people.

“Our One Big Beautiful Bill delivers major victories for the American people:

“It unleashes American energy like never before, repeals billions in subsidies for the Green New Scam, expedites permitting, and kills the radical EV mandates.

“It delivers the largest tax cut in American history by making the 2017 tax cuts permanent, eliminates tax on tips and overtime, and slashes taxes on Social Security payments.

“It sends critical resources to immigration authorities for border security and large-scale deportation efforts, finishes construction of the border wall, invests in 21st-century defense systems like the Golden Dome, restores America’s maritime dominance, and upgrades the nation’s air traffic control system.

“It invests in the American family by expanding the child tax credit, enhances the adoption tax credit, establishes federal savings accounts for new babies, defunds big abortion, and ends government funding for all sex-change surgeries.

“This bill delivers for West Virginia and the American people. We strengthened Medicaid for those who need it, cut spending by over $1.5 trillion, and will soon see our economy enter a new Golden Age. I’m proud to have voted “Yes” today, and urge the Senate to quickly pass this legislation and send it to President Trump for signature.”

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Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE)

Washington, DC — Today Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed, with his support, a legislative package to advance President Trump’s priorities to enact tax relief, secure the border, promote energy abundance, and expand economic growth.

“Passage of this legislation is a hard-fought win for the American people and years in the making. Through unprecedented coordination and collaboration across numerous committees, House Republicans have fulfilled our commitments to bring tax relief and certainty to American families, seniors, small businesses, and our hardworking agriculture producers. I am pleased the package includes measures I have led to drive major investment empowering parental choice in education and end the IRS’s unlawful, unfair, and expensive Direct File program. The bill prevents a more than $2 trillion tax increase on middle- and low-income Americans and opens the door to an historic era of American prosperity. I urge my colleagues in the Senate to swiftly pass it so President Trump can sign it into law.”

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Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Hakeem Jeffries (8th District of New York)

Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Whip Katherine Clark and Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar released the following statement:

Today, every single House Democrat voted to stop the largest cuts to Medicaid and food assistance in American history. The GOP Tax Scam rips healthcare and food assistance away from millions of people in order to provide tax cuts to the wealthy, the well-off and the well-connected. 

House Republicans promised to lower costs. Instead, Donald Trump’s One Big Ugly Bill will mean millions of families will pay higher premiums, copays and deductibles. Hospitals will close, nursing homes will shut down and communities will suffer. It will take food out of the mouths of children, seniors and veterans at a time when too many families are already struggling to live paycheck to paycheck.

The GOP Tax Scam is deeply unpopular, which is why Republicans made every effort to advance it during the dead of night. For more than 28 hours, beginning with Rules Committee Ranking Member Jim McGovern, Democrats forced Republicans to debate this toxic legislation before the American people. This fight is just beginning, and House Democrats will continue to use every tool at our disposal to ensure that the GOP Tax Scam is buried deep in the ground, never to rise again.

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Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Ron Estes (R-Kansas)

This morning, Rep. Ron Estes and the House of Representatives passed H.R. 1 – the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. As a senior member of the House Ways and Means Committee, Rep. Estes was instrumental in crafting the tax provisions in the legislation that lower taxes for working families and support small businesses. Before the vote, Rep. Estes spoke in support of the bill during debate.

“[The bill] ends benefits for illegal immigrants. Instead of giving Medicaid to able-bodied adults, it prioritizes the benefit for children, seniors and low-income Americans. It provides a tax credit for seniors, exceeding President Trump’s plan to end taxes on Social Security. It provides funding for more border security to keep our country safe,” said Rep. Estes. “And perhaps more importantly, it extends the pro-family, pro-growth policies from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that even the New York Times and Washington Post admitted gave tax cuts to middle class Americans.”

Watch video of Rep. Estes’ remarks here.

Full Remarks

Mr. Speaker, I rise today to urge my colleagues to support our One Big, Beautiful Bill.

First, let me outline what this bill doesn’t do. It doesn’t take away Medicare, Medicaid or Social Security from Americans who need it. And it doesn’t give lavish tax breaks to millionaires and billionaires.

Here’s what it does do. It ends benefits for illegal immigrants. Instead of giving Medicaid to able-bodied adults, it prioritizes the benefit for children, seniors and low-income Americans. It provides a tax credit for seniors, exceeding President Trump’s plan to end taxes on Social Security. It provides funding for more border security to keep our country safe.

And perhaps more importantly, it extends the pro-family, pro-growth policies from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that even the New York Times and Washington Post admitted gave tax cuts to middle class Americans.

And how do we know this will work? Because we saw TCJA boost wages, job growth and tax revenue, despite the CBO’s biased and inaccurate scoring in 2017.

Mr. Speaker, I urge our colleagues to vote in favor of One Big, Beautiful Bill. 

Source: United States House of Representatives – Congressman Scott DesJarlais (4th District of Tennessee)

(WASHINGTON, D.C.) –Congressman Scott DesJarlais (R-TN-04) released the following statement praising passage of H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act.  

“What a tremendous day for our great Nation! House Republicans passed H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act!

 

This legislation: Gives the largest PERMANENT tax cut in history to the middle class, unleashes American energy production, secures our southern border and strengthens our military. 

 

The good folks of Tennessee’s Fourth Congressional District have given me one mandate: advance President Trump’s agenda. This morning, I am proud to say I have done just that.”

 

 

Last night, Rep. DesJarlais oversaw the rule debate on H.R. 1. 

The bill now moves on to the Senate for final passage.

 

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