What They’re Saying: Senate Republicans Are Full Steam Ahead On Reconciliation
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.): “[T]his work period … we will focus … on taking up legislation to permanently extend tax relief for hardworking Americans, strengthen our border, energy, and national security… our biggest focus this month will be completing this tax relief legislation, with the goal of getting the final bill to the president before the Fourth of July.” (Senate Majority Leader: Senate Republicans Charging Ahead to Deliver President Trump’s Agenda – 6/2/25)
Senate Majority Whip John Barrasso (R-Wyo.): “Republicans are committed to stopping a $4 trillion Democrat tax increase. It would be the biggest tax increase in American history. We cannot let it happen.” (Sen. Barrasso: post on X – 6/4/25)
Senate Republican Conference Chairman Tom Cotton (R-Ark.): “This bill will start to rebuild our military. It’ll provide the administration the resources it needs to completely secure the border, and again, more effective and efficient deportations against illegals in the country. It’ll help unleash American energy production… This bill is going to pass the Senate, it’s going to pass it hopefully sooner rather than later, and then I think the House can pass it and send it to the president.” (The Sean Hannity Show – 5/28/25)
Sen. Jim Banks (R-Ind.): “We don’t have a choice. We have to pass this bill. It’s so important to working-class Americans – the blue-collar men and women who go to work every day and make the economy work in this great country. If we don’t pass this bill, it will be the biggest tax increase on working-class families and small businesses that we have ever seen in American history… We’re hopefully going to pass it before July 4 to send it to the president to sign it into law.” (Sen. Banks: Morning on Merit Street – 6/3/25)
Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.): “[W]e will get this done. We’ll get it to the president’s desk… My hope is that on Independence Day, he is signing this legislation.” (Breitbart: Exclusive — Sen. Marsha Blackburn: Senate Will Make ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ Better than the House Version – 6/4/25)
Sen. Katie Britt (R-Ala.): “The American people gave us a clear mandate on November 5. President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill will deliver historic savings for hardworking Americans and boost our economy. Let’s get this over the finish line.” (Sen. Britt: post on X – 6/4/25)
Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.): “[Senate Republicans are] committed to bringing forward a robust reconciliation package that will protect the American people, unleash American energy, and help American families flourish.” (Sen. Capito: post on X – 6/4/25)
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.): “We’re focused on one goal: One Big Beautiful Bill that benefits working families, supercharges economic growth, addresses the deficit, and strengthens our country.” (Sen. Cassidy: post on X – 6/5/25)
Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas): “Failure is not an option. If the President’s tax cuts are not extended, the American people will face the largest tax increase in American history… back home in Texas, my constituents will see their taxes increase on average $3,000 next year.” (Sen. Cornyn: VIDEO: Cornyn on Senate Priorities for Pres. Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act – 6/2/25)
Sen. Mike Crapo (R-Idaho): “We have very strong support, and we have very strong unity, in moving forward to make sure that we don't give America the biggest tax increase in the history of the country… the economy is going to explode in capital formation, jobs will increase, wages will increase, benefits will increase, and unemployment will go down, as will inflation, and we're going to see the kind of growth and strength that this country wants to be delivered from this legislation.” (C-SPAN: Republican Senate Leaders Speak to Reporters at White House – 6/4/25)
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas): “Senate Republicans are fixing the aging air traffic control system, rebuilding the Coast Guard to secure our maritime border against deadly drugs and illegal immigration, ensuring the U.S. – not China – gets to Mars and gets back to the Moon first, and turbocharging economic activity with expanded commercial access to spectrum. These provisions fulfill the mandate given to President Trump and Congressional Republicans by the voters: to unleash America’s full economic potential and keep her safe from enemies.” (U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation: Chairman Cruz Releases Budget Reconciliation Text – 6/5/25)
Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.): “[T]his is about growth. It’s also about competitiveness and innovation. There’s provisions in this bill that we’re fighting for right now to have permanence in capital expensing as well as R&D expensing. You’ve got to incentivize investment, make capital expensing permanent. You want to incentivize research and development, make R&D expensing permanent. That’s key as we think about global competitiveness and beating China long-term to be investing in R&D.” (Sen. Daines: Daines on Fox Business: Failure Is Not An Option. We Must Pass the Big Beautiful Bill – 6/4/25)
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.): “Making the tax cuts permanent, increasing defense spending and providing money to secure our border is an essential part of this bill, and it needs to be passed now… My goal: Make this bill better in a way the House can accept and put it on President [Trump’s] desk by July 4th.” (Sen. Graham: post on X – 6/4/25)
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa): “The House of Representatives passed a 1,000-plus page bill in May that includes key measures to enact President Trump’s domestic policy agenda, including a once-in-a-generation opportunity to cut government bloat and prevent the biggest tax hike in American history. The package also boosts resources for the military, beefs up border security and unleashes American energy to help fuel economic growth.” (Sen. Grassley: Q&A: Big, Beautiful Bill Comes to the Senate – 5/30/25)
Sen. Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.): “What will happen if we don’t get the reconciliation bill done? A $4 trillion tax hike will take place. I will not let that happen. Passing this bill will have a material impact on our economy, on our wellbeing, and frankly, in terms of going the right direction to reducing the deficit.” (Sen. Hagerty: post on X – 6/4/25)
Sen. John Hoeven (R-N.D.): “[W]e are going to make [the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act] permanent. And again, that’s vitally important for the long-term growth of our economy, as well as just to provide meaningful and permanent tax relief for hardworking Americans.” (KXNET: Sen. Hoeven discusses what’s next for Big Beautiful Bill in Senate – 5/27/25)
Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio): “If Congress fails to renew the 2017 tax cuts, it will be a $4 trillion tax increase on working families and small businesses. We’ve got to get this done.” (Sen. Husted: post on X – 6/3/25)
Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.): “If we don't renew the 2017 tax cuts and raise taxes on the American people by $4.3 TRILLION, our economy is going to go on a journey to the center of the Earth.” (Sen. Kennedy: post on X – 6/2/25)
Sen. James Lankford (R-Okla.): “Taxes are set to increase for EVERY American if we don’t act. We cannot allow that to happen. We need to pass the One Big Beautiful Bill!” (Sen. Lankford: post on X – 6/4/25)
Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.): “The men and women out there, on the ground, are fighting the good fight. They have our backs every day. Now, we need to return the favor. It is the very least the Senate can do to give them the tools they need to win that fight. Pass the One Big, Beautiful Bill.” (Fox News: SEN ROGER MARSHALL: Trump’s One Big, Beautiful Bill will keep our border the most secure it's been in history – 6/6/25)
Sen. Dave McCormick (R-Pa.): “The most important thing to recognize is, by passing this legislation, we avoid the largest tax increase in history, which would be devastating to working families. A family that makes $50,000 would have a $2,000-$2,500 increase in their taxes.” (Sen. McCormick: clip on X – 6/3/25)
Sen. Ashley Moody (R-Fla.): “The American people demanded that we deliver for them. President Trump has an aggressive agenda to undo the mess that was made over the last four years… We want to deliver on Trump’s agenda. We want to get that through.” (Sen. Moody: Fox & Friends First – 6/4/25)
Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio): “President Trump has the biggest platform on earth and the platform that he's advocating for is to prevent that $4 trillion dollar tax increase fund our military secure our border and strengthen Medicaid.” (Fox News’ Chad Pergram: post on X – 6/5/25)
Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.): “[W]e’re going to deliver one big, beautiful – and now, the president’s saying glamorous – bill to the president’s desk. And we’re going to deliver it as quick as we can. I’m optimistic we can do it before July 4.” (Fox News Radio: The Bret Baier Podcast – 6/3/25)
Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.): “Bottom line is, American families can’t afford another $2,400 increase in their taxes. That’s on a per family basis in South Dakota. No, we’re not going to do that to the American public. We’re going to continue this existing tax rate at the current tax rate it is, and in doing so, we will grow this economy. Of that, we are convinced we are right.” (Sen. Rounds: CNN News Central – 6/4/25)
Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.): “So I think everybody understands how important that is… We’ve been having these discussions for a long time, now that we actually – the ball is literally in our court now, we’ll be able to do that and see if we can’t make this big, beautiful bill even more beautiful.” (The Washington Examiner: Schmitt previews Senate bid to make Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill even more beautiful’ – 5/25/25)
Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.): “I want to deliver on President Trump’s agenda with a Big Beautiful Bill that:
? Secures the border
? Supports our military
? Continues the Trump Tax cuts
? Reduces spending and puts us on a path to a balanced budget
That is how we can lower costs for American families.” (Sen. Rick Scott: post on X – 6/5/25)
Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.): “Republicans are united about delivering on our promises for the American people. We are excited about where we are and we are looking forward to passing the Big Beautiful Bill!” (Sen. Tim Scott: post on X – 6/5/25)
Sen. Tim Sheehy (R-Mont.): “The One Big Beautiful Bill secures the border, unleashes American energy, upgrades our critical infrastructure, and prevents the largest tax increase in American history. This is the America First agenda the people voted for. Let’s get it done.” (Sen. Sheehy: post on X – 6/3/25)
Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska): “We are working right now on the big budget reconciliation bill, and that’s got a really big military component to it. It’s dealing with the Golden Dome missile defense, which I’ve been very, very active on, reopening Adak, the Navy base out in the Aleutian Islands, something I’ve been focused on for 10 years, and then a huge investment in our Coast Guard; it’s looking like probably the biggest investment in our Coast Guard ever.” (Alaska’s News Source: Sullivan talks Golden Dome, ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ impacts following Chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff Alaska tour – 5/28/25)
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.): “Democrats would rather hike taxes by $4 trillion than pass the One Big Beautiful Bill. Republicans are fighting to cut taxes for families, boost small businesses, and deliver historic reforms that grow the economy and protect Medicaid.” (Sen. Tillis: post on X – 6/3/25)
Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.): “This bill is a landmark down payment toward the modernization of our military and our defense capabilities. It represents a generational upgrade for our national security with historic funding for Golden Dome, American manufacturing, innovative unmanned technology, and new shipbuilding efforts.” (Sen. Wicker: SASC Chairman Roger Wicker Releases Defense Reconciliation Bill – 6/3/25)
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