06.18.25

Republicans’ Reconciliation Bill Delivers for Working Families

Whether it Be Working Families, Americans Who Rely on Medicaid, or Family Farms, Republicans’ Reconciliation Bill Provides Relief to Americans Across the Country

THE PRIMARY BENEFICIARIES OF REPUBLICANS’ BILL ARE MIDDLE-CLASS FAMILIES

“The Trump tax cuts lowered rates, made the code more progressive and middle-class families reaped the largest benefits. Extending good tax policy, delivering targeted relief and reining in wasteful spending is the best way to restore economic prosperity.” – Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho)

  • Senate Republicans’ reconciliation bill will permanently extend the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), preventing a $4 trillion tax increase on the American people and a $2.6 trillion tax hike on households earning less than $400,000 per year. (U.S. Senate Committee on Finance: Chairman Crapo Releases Finance Committee Reconciliation Text – 6/16/25; U.S. Senate Committee on Finance: Crapo: Republicans are United in Delivering Trump’s Pro-Growth Agenda – 4/4/25; The Wall Street Journal: Editorial: Republicans Reconcile on Taxes – 2/14/25)
  • This permanent extension of the TCJA will prevent a $1,700 tax hike for a typical family of four making $80,000 per year. (U.S. Senate Committee on Finance: Chairman Crapo Releases Finance Committee Reconciliation Text – 6/16/25; Tax Foundation: Tax Calculator: How the TCJA’s Expiration Will Affect You – 3/12/24)
  • The increased child tax credit will be made permanent, benefiting 46 million American families and preventing it from being cut in half. (U.S. Senate Committee on Finance: Chairman Crapo Releases Finance Committee Reconciliation Text – 6/16/25; Bloomberg Government: Will Trump and Congress Extend TCJA Tax Cuts? – 2/20/25; Bipartisan Policy Center: Breaking Down the Child Tax Credit: Refundability and Earnings Requirements – 12/18/23)
  • Republicans’ bill also:
    • “Strengthens employer-provided childcare credit and boosts childcare assistance.”
    • “Creates school choice tax credits to expand education freedom and opportunity for students.”
    • “Provides a $6,000 bonus exemption to millions of low- and middle-income seniors, slashing their tax burden.”
    • “Enhances 529 savings accounts to make education more affordable for families.” 
    • “Establishes savings accounts for newborns, building financial security for the next generation.” (U.S. Senate Committee on Finance: Chairman Crapo Releases Finance Committee Reconciliation Text – 6/16/25)

THE BILL PUTS MEDICAID ON A MORE STABLE TRAJECTORY SO LOW-INCOME FAMILIES RECEIVE THE SUPPORT THEY NEED

“Republicans are committed to preserving and strengthening Medicaid for the people Medicaid was intended to serve – like vulnerable children, pregnant moms, and elderly Americans.” – Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.)

“We HAVE to stop letting blue states game the system to give away free health care to illegal aliens and people who don’t want to work — it’s taking away resources from our most vulnerable populations who rely on this program as a safety net. We can fix that in the Big Beautiful Bill.” – Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.)

  • “When we created Medicaid in 1965 as part of President Lyndon B. Johnson’s War on Poverty, we formalized that commitment and wove a fabric of care that has provided health services for seniors in need, pregnant mothers, low-income children and parents, and people with disabilities.” (The Washington Post: op-ed: Making Medicaid a pathway out of poverty – 2/4/18)
  • “Before passage of the Affordable Care Act, the Medicaid program focused on caring for seniors in need, pregnant mothers, children and Americans with disabilities. But in 2010, the ACA fundamentally changed Medicaid by shifting predominantly low-income adults — often without children, healthy and working-age — into a program that wasn’t designed for them.” (The Washington Post: op-ed: Making Medicaid a pathway out of poverty – 2/4/18)
  • The Biden administration “enacted several major Medicaid rule changes with giant fiscal costs,” including a rule finalized in 2024 that keeps people on Medicaid “when they are no longer eligible,” while restricting the times “when states may verify changes in eligibility.” (Paragon Health Institute: Biden’s Medicaid Changes: High Costs, Misguided Policy – 11/6/24)
  • Republicans’ Medicaid reforms root out waste, fraud, and abuse in order to put Medicaid on a more fiscally stable trajectory for its intended recipients:
    • Bolsters eligibility checks and increases the frequency of eligibility verifications.
    • Removes noncitizens from Medicaid and addresses the issue of illegal immigrants receiving state Medicaid coverage.
    • Establishes work requirements for able-bodied adults who don’t have dependent children 14 years of age or younger, or a disabled individual in their care.
    • “Prevents Medicaid payments for beneficiaries who have died, are enrolled in multiple states or do not qualify for the program.”
    • “Removes individuals from Medicaid rolls who have homes worth over $1 million.”
    • “Prevents pharmacy benefit managers from overcharging Medicaid for prescription drugs.” (U.S. Senate Committee on Finance: Chairman Crapo Releases Finance Committee Reconciliation Text – 6/16/25; U.S. Senate Committee on Finance: Chairman Crapo Releases Finance Committee Reconciliation Text – 6/16/25)

FAMILY FARMS AND RIGHTFUL SNAP RECIPIENTS ARE PROTECTED AND EMPOWERED IN REPUBLICANS’ RECONCILIATION BILL

“Our farmers and ranchers are facing real challenges, which have been unaddressed for too long. This legislation delivers the risk management tools and updated farm bill safety net they need to keep producing the safest, most abundant and affordable food, fuel, and fiber in the world. It’s an investment in rural America and the future of agriculture.” – Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman John Boozman (R-Ark.)

“The @SenateAgGOP proposal includes robust farm safety net investments, which I have long advocated. It will work to restore integrity and accountability in SNAP, invest in rural communities, support farmers, and ensure producers nationwide can continue to feed the country. Failure is not an option, so let’s get to work and finish the One Big Beautiful Bill.” – Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.)

  • The Trump administration has already taken steps to uplift family farms and strengthen the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Programs (SNAP).
    • At a roundtable in Nebraska, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins “announced a new 10-point agenda focused on improving the success of small family farmers,” including “some long-sought goals from USDA and farmers that were discussed at the roundtable, like streamlining and digitizing the USDA application process.” (FarmProgress: Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins makes big announcement on Nebraska farm – 5/27/25
    • “Putting Farmers First means addressing the issues farmers face head-on and fostering an economic environment that doesn’t put up roadblocks on business creation but removes them. Today’s policy agenda is tailored specifically to support small-scale farms to thrive for generations to come.” – Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins
  • Senate Republicans’ reconciliation bill “reduces waste, promotes state accountability, and helps Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients move toward greater independence through work, education, and training opportunities.” (U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, & Forestry: Chairman Boozman Releases Agriculture, Nutrition, & Forestry Budget Reconciliation Text – 6/11/25)
  • To help America’s family farms, the Senate’s reconciliation bill:
    • Prevents the death tax exemption from being cut in half, which would be detrimental for family farms. (U.S. Senate Committee on Finance: 2025 Tax Reform – accessed 6/17/25)
    • “Modernizes the farm safety net to better protect against economic uncertainty and market volatility.”
    • “Enhances risk management tools for livestock, specialty crops, honeybees, and aquaculture producers.”
    • “Expands access to more affordable crop insurance while making it more responsive to risk.” (U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, & Forestry: Chairman Boozman Releases Agriculture, Nutrition, & Forestry Budget Reconciliation Text – 6/11/25)
  • Family farms have endured “the highest inflation in 40 years” and “geopolitical disruptions to markets for the things that farmers sell and the things they buy,” which is why Secretary Rollins and Senate Republicans are committed to “giving farmers the support they need.” (Farm Bureau: Five Things We’ll Miss Without a New Farm Bill – 7/25/24; Secretary Brooke Rollins: post on X – 6/12/25)