House Freedom Caucus Statement on Passage of Budget Resolution

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the House Freedom Caucus released the following statement after their support of the Senate amendment to the House budget (H. Con. Res. 14).

"Today, the House Freedom Caucus (HFC) unanimously supported the Senate amendment to the House budget (H. Con. Res. 14), which passed 216-214, to begin the budget reconciliation process that will enact President Trump's America First agenda. Thanks to the efforts of HFC Members and fellow fiscal conservatives, we are now on a path to pass a reconciliation bill that that is fiscally responsible. This is a major shift from just 48 hours ago when we were faced with a Senate commitment of as little as $4 billion in spending cuts over 10 years -- as opposed to the $1.5 trillion spending reduction floor in the House-passed resolution. After hearing concerns from our Members, the White House committed to historic spending reductions including, targeting the "Green New Scam" IRA tax credits as well as waste, fraud, and abuse in the expanding Medicaid program. In addition, the Speaker committed to ensuring the final bill will provide enough spending reduction so that tax cuts will be fully offset. As important, the Senate leadership has committed to follow the House's lead on spending cuts. Today's vote will allow us to proceed with that framework - and given these new commitments, anything that falls short will face serious problems in the House. Thank you to President Trump, Speaker Johnson, and Leader Thune for your leadership in making this commitment to ensuring a fiscally responsible reconciliation bill. This is a win for the American people and sets the stage to deliver massive tax relief, unleash domestic energy production, fully fund border security and our military, while also securing unprecedented spending reduction."