Should a broad, conservative legislative package pass as a single bill?
The "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" is a comprehensive piece of legislation that combines several major policy proposals. The bill includes provisions related to border security, domestic energy costs, and funding for various federal administrations, including the IRS. Additionally, under the proposed bill, Congress would roll back several federal regulations enacted in the past few years, specifically under the Biden Administration. Sponsor: Rep. Jodey Arrington (Republican, Texas, District 19)
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Opponents say
• "Full transparency, I did not know about this section on pages 278-279 of the OBBB that strips states of the right to make laws or regulate AI for 10 years. I am adamantly OPPOSED to this and it is a violation of state rights and I would have voted NO if I had known this was in there. We have no idea what AI will be capable of in the next 10 years and giving it free rein and tying states hands is potentially dangerous. This needs to be stripped out in the Senate. When the OBBB comes back to the House for approval after Senate changes, I will not vote for it with this in it. We should be reducing federal power and preserving state power. Not the other way around. Especially with rapidly developing AI that even the excerpts warn they have no idea what it may be capable of." Source: Rep. Majorie Taylor Greene (Republican, Georgia, District 14)
• "I’m sorry, but I just can’t stand it anymore. This massive, outrageous, pork-filled Congressional spending bill is a disgusting abomination. Shame on those who voted for it: you know you did wrong. You know it." Source: Elon Musk (Businessman, former leader of DOGE)
• "I’d vote for it if we got real spending cuts. But this bill is the largest debt increase in U.S. history—$5T. That’s like giving your 16-year-old a credit card, watching them rack up $2K on booze and gambling, then raising their limit to $10K. Irresponsible." Source: Sen. Rand Paul (Republican, Kentucky)
• "Donald Trump promised to love and cherish Medicaid. Instead, his One Big Ugly Bill represents the largest healthcare cut in our country’s history. Millions of people will lose their Medicaid coverage and hardworking American taxpayers will be forced to pay higher premiums, copays and deductibles. President Trump promised to lower the high cost of living in America. He has failed. Costs aren’t going down, they are going up. The GOP Tax Scam will make life more expensive for everyday Americans and it’s his toxic legislation that represents the ultimate betrayal." Source: Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (Democrat, New York, District 8)
Proponents say
• "This is arguably the most significant piece of Legislation that will ever be signed in the History of our Country! The Bill includes MASSIVE Tax CUTS, No Tax on Tips, No Tax on Overtime, Tax Deductions when you purchase an American Made Vehicle, along with strong Border Security measures, Pay Raises for our ICE and Border Patrol Agents, Funding for the Golden Dome, ‘TRUMP Savings Accounts’ for newborn babies, and much more! Great job by Speaker Mike Johnson, and the House Leadership, and thank you to every Republican who voted YES on this Historic Bill! Now, it’s time for our friends in the United States Senate to get to work, and send this Bill to my desk AS SOON AS POSSIBLE! There is no time to waste. The Democrats have lost control of themselves, and are aimlessly wandering around, showing no confidence, grit, or determination. They have forgotten their landslide loss in the Presidential Election, and are warped in the past, hoping someday to revive Open Borders for the World’s criminals to be able to pour into our Country, men to be able to play in women’s sports, and transgender for everybody. They don’t realize that these things, and so many more like them, will NEVER AGAIN happen!" Source: President Donald Trump (Republican)
• "Democrats have spent weeks fearmongering about so-called cuts to Medicaid, Medicare, and Social Security in the One Big Beautiful Bill. Let's be clear: those talking points are false, and they know it. What this bill actually does is protect and preserve these critical safety net programs for the people they were designed to serve—pregnant women, children, individuals with disabilities, and seniors. It does so by taking on the real problem: waste, fraud, and abuse that have run rampant in our federal health programs for decades. The fact is, we are not cutting benefits for people who truly need them. We are ensuring that only those who are legal, eligible, and truly unable to work are receiving taxpayer-funded assistance. It is not compassionate to keep a broken system running. It is irresponsible and unsustainable." Source: Rep. Erin Houchin (Republican, Indiana, District 9)
• "Over the last four years, the American people have suffered one self-inflicted disaster after another—from the chaos at our southern border, to our crime ridden streets, to a cost-of-living crisis that decimated working families from sea to shining sea—leaving America weaker, more divided, and more vulnerable than it has been in generations. In November, the American people gave President Trump an historic mandate and unified Republican leadership in Congress to reverse course on these failed policies and their disastrous consequences. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act delivers exactly that: the greatest single investment in border security and national defense; the largest tax cuts for families and small businesses; the most significant commitment to unlocking America’s energy resources; and the largest reduction in spending in the history of the United States—by two-fold. I urge my Senate colleagues to take up our balanced reconciliation package—and only consider changes that further strengthens our fiscal reforms—so we can quickly advance this One Big Beautiful Bill to the President’s desk and deliver on our promise to Make America Great Again." Source: Rep. Jodey Arrington (Republican, Texas, District 19)
• "The One Big Beautiful Bill is America First. It delivers $4 trillion in tax cuts for working families, paid for by $1.6 trillion in mandatory spending reform and $2.5 trillion in economic growth." Source: Rep. Brandon Gill (Republican, Texas, District 26)