Representative Chip Roy of Texas has expressed his support for the House’s passage of The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which now awaits Senate consideration. In a statement, Rep. Roy outlined his reasons for voting in favor of the bill and highlighted areas where he believes further improvements are necessary.
Rep. Roy stated, “After much deliberation, I voted yes on H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.” He emphasized that the bill aligns with his efforts to ensure fiscal discipline by connecting tax cuts or extensions to an equal or greater amount of spending cuts. The bill is projected to achieve modest deficit reduction over a decade by cutting $1.5 trillion in spending and reforming programs such as Medicaid and SNAP with work requirements.
He credited himself and his colleagues in the House Freedom Caucus for pushing critical reforms that made the bill more responsible. Among these were accelerating Medicaid work requirements from 2029 to 2026 and aligning State Directed Payments (SDPs) in Medicaid with Medicare rates in expansion states while providing non-expansion states like Texas higher SDP rates.
However, Rep. Roy also expressed significant reservations about the bill. He noted that it creates sizable deficits in its initial years while projecting savings later, highlighting a need for additional savings beyond what he had already advocated for.
He criticized aspects of the legislative process, stating that “as with most major bills in Washington, this bill was rushed, mashed together, and crammed through the House without sufficient time to review every item carefully.”
Rep. Roy called for substantial improvements to address remaining issues such as insufficient reform of Medicaid’s financial practices and ongoing green subsidies introduced by prior legislation.
He concluded by expressing readiness to collaborate with Senate colleagues on refining the bill before it reaches President Biden’s desk: “I stand ready to work with my colleagues in the Senate to continue to get this bill right before sending it to the President’s desk.”
