Barrett Supports One Big Beautiful Bill Act, Delivering on Promises Made to Mid-Michigan

Washington, D.C. - Congressman Tom Barrett (MI-07) released the following statement after H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, passed the House of Representatives with his support.

"The people of mid-Michigan sent me to Congress to do the hard work necessary to lower the cost of living, secure our border, and unleash American energy. The legislation we passed today makes good on those promises and more.

"Not only does H.R. 1 deliver the largest tax cut in history for the working class and small businesses, it eliminates taxes on tips and overtime pay, makes American-made cars built in Michigan more affordable, provides significant relief for seniors collecting Social Security benefits, and boosts the child tax credit to support families across the country.

"This legislation also strengthens the integrity of Medicaid, preserving it for mothers, children, people with disabilities, and seniors who need it most - not illegal immigrants and able-bodied adults who choose not to work. While Democrats try to scare people into believing the sky is falling, I remain focused on protecting the most vulnerable, reinvesting in America's future, and putting more money back in people's pockets."

Below are key provisions included in H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act:

Cutting Taxes For Working Families

• Eliminates taxes on tips and overtime pay, and makes interest payments on American-made vehicles fully deductible.
• Allows middle and low-income seniors to deduct an additional $4,000 on their Social Security benefits.
• Cuts taxes by as much as 15% for middle-class Americans who earn between $30,000 and $80,000.
• Increases the Child Tax Credit by $500 to $2,500 and strengthens the Paid Family and Medical Leave Tax Credit.
• Increases take-home pay by as much as $13,300 and wages by as much as $11,600, according to a new reportfrom the Council on Economic Advisers.
• Makes starting a family more affordable by enhancing the Adoption Tax Credit and making it refundable up to $5,000.

Strengthening Medicaid For The Most Vulnerable

• Eliminates waste, fraud, and abuse by requiring 4.8 million able-bodied adults to return to the workforce or do meaningful volunteer work in the community. It also removes 1.4 million illegal immigrants and 1.2 million recipients who are already ineligible under current law from the Medicaid program.
• Restores Medicaid for those whom the program was intended to serve: expectant mothers, children, people with disabilities, and the elderly.

Supporting Small Businesses and American Manufacturing

• Slashes taxes for small business owners, family farms, and independent contractors.
• Brings jobs and investment back to America by rewarding companies who build new factories in the United States and lowering the tax rate for those whose products are Made-In-America.
• Encourages business to reinvest and expand by allowing Research and Development (R&D) expenses to be deducted immediately rather than over a five year period.

Securing America's Southern Border

Provides for the largest border security investment in American history, including funding for:

• Building 701 miles of wall along the U.S.-Mexico border;
• Equipping border patrol agents with next-generation surveillance technology; and
• Hiring 10,00 new ICE agents, 5,000 new customs officers, and 3,000 new Border Patrol agents.

Restoring America's Energy Dominance

• Unleashes American energy dominance and Increases domestic mining to lower costs and strengthen security.
• Rescinds costly and unnecessary Inflation Reduction Actfunds from Department of Energy programs that fail to meet our energy needs.
• Brings certainty to the permitting process for North American cross-border energy infrastructure.
• Supports the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.
• Provides investment certainty for building permitted energy projects.
• Expedites the process for American LNG exports.

Investing In The United States of America

• Invests in a more powerful and lethal U.S. military.
• Invests $23 billion for the Coast Guard to protect our borders, including in the Great Lakes.
• Helps revamp the shipbuilding industry.
• Provides $15 billion for the Federal Aviation Administration to modernize Air Traffic Control technology.

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