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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.