Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) warned that President Donald Trump‘s vast tax and spending bill still “does not yet meet the moment” after it narrowly advanced out of a key committee during a rare Sunday night vote.
The House Budget Committee passed the reconciliation bill by 17-16 votes, but four Republican holdouts—including Roy—only voted “present”. This allowed the bill to move forward while demonstrating their opposition to the package in its current form.
Roy praised a bill that he said “lays the foundation for much needed tax relief, border security, and important spending reductions and reforms” in a post on X, formerly Twitter, after the vote. He called it “a strong step forward”.
“But, the bill does not yet meet the moment—leaving almost half of the green new scam subsidies continuing,” Roy said in the post, also noting Moody’s recent downgrade of the U.S. credit rating.
“More, it fails to end the Medicaid money laundering scam and perverse funding structure that provides seven times more federal dollars for each dollar of state spending for the able-bodied relative to the vulnerable.
“This all ultimately increases the likelihood of continuing deficits and non-Obamacare-expansion states like Texas expanding in the future. We can and must do better before we pass the final product.”
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) met with Republican lawmakers shortly before the meeting and acknowledged to reporters that there are still details to “iron out.” He said some changes were being made, but declined to provide details.
It’s all setting up a difficult week ahead for the GOP leadership racing toward a Memorial Day deadline, a week away, to pass the package from the House.
Trump, who calls the package “one big, beautiful bill,” hailed the committee’s vote. He has previously criticized Republican opponents of the bill as grandstanders.
“CONGRATULATIONS REPUBLICANS!!! MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!!!” Trump posted on Truth Social.
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This article includes reporting by The Associated Press.
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