WESTERMAN VOTES TO PUT AMERICANS FIRST IN ONE BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL

Today, the House of Representatives passed the historic "One Big Beautiful Bill Act." Congressman Bruce Westerman (AR-04) released the following statement:

“After months of hard work and long hours, House Republicans have delivered historic reforms through the one big, beautiful reconciliation bill that will deliver on the promises Republicans made to the American people. In this bill, House Republicans are delivering resources to secure the border, investing in America’s defense, unleashing American energy, lowering costs, creating jobs, securing historic tax relief for working Americans, and ridding burdened systems of waste, fraud, and abuse, so they can work for the individuals they were designed to help. It’s time for Congress to put America first, and I am proud to have played a role in this process to deliver on our promise to the American people. I look forward to continuing in our work to implement commonsense, conservative legislation that prioritizes our taxpayers, our borders, and our abundant natural resources.” 

Background: 

• Saves taxpayers billions by eliminating waste, fraud, and abuse, eradicating wasteful programs, and cutting obstructive federal red tape that has held back building American progress.
• Makes the 2017 Trump tax cuts permanent – protecting the average taxpayer from a 22 percent tax hike.
• Saves the average Arkansas family $1,280 – the equivalent of seven weeks of groceries.
• Delivers on President Trump’s priorities of no tax on tips, overtime pay, and car loan interest, and provides additional tax relief for seniors.
• Expands and makes permanent the 199A small business deduction to 23 percent– creating over one million new Main Street small business jobs and generating $750 billion in economic growth at American small businesses.
• Ends $500 billion in Biden-era tax breaks and special interest giveaways to the wealthy, big corporations, and China.
• Delivers resources for an effective border wall system.
• Creates additional frontline personnel including additional Border Patrol agents, U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers, and Air and Marine operations personnel.
• Implements technology to close exploitable gaps in our border protection and enhance interceptions of deadly illicit drugs, such as fentanyl, at ports of entry.
• Unleashes American energy dominance by ensuring affordable energy and creating jobs in energy sectors across the country.
• Increases domestic mining activities and decreases American dependence on China for critical minerals and rare earth elements.
• Saves the American taxpayer billions of dollars in future wildfire suppression, disaster response, and deferred maintenance costs by stewarding our public lands and water.
• Reverses policies that stifled economic development, locked up American resources, and granted unprecedented power to federal bureaucrats.