U.S. Rep. Dan Meuser, R-Dallas, explained his vote for the tax cuts and spending package that passed the House Thursday on a 218-214 vote was because he wanted to deliver tax relief and border security to Americans, while U.S. Rep. Glenn Thompson, R-Howard, called the bill a “victory for rural America.”

“The One Big Beautiful Bill is a direct response to what the American people have demanded — secure borders, lower costs, greater opportunity, and an accountable government that works for them, not against them,” Meuser said, according to a news release. “This bill makes permanent the tax relief passed in President Trump’s Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and prevents the largest tax increase in American history. If Congress did not pass the OBBB, we’d be guaranteeing a $4 trillion tax hike on the American people — raising taxes on 165 million taxpayers and over 33 million small businesses.

Meuser said the bill’s passage means families in Pennsylvania will avoid a $2,500 tax hike, preserving the full $30,000 standard deduction, and expanding the Child Tax Credit to $2,200 for 1.4 million Pennsylvania households.

“For small businesses — which make up 99.6% of Pennsylvania employers — it makes permanent immediate R&D expensing, 100% bonus depreciation, and the 20% small business deduction, protecting more than 960,000 job creators across the Commonwealth,” Meuser said. “It also protects 49,000 family-owned farms in the Commonwealth from having their Estate Tax exemption reduced by half.”

The legislation “supports working families in every corner of the country,” Meuser continued, according to the news release. “It eliminates taxes on tips and overtime through 2028, creates a $6,000 senior deduction, and launches Trump Investment Accounts for every child born between 2025 and 2028–giving families a stake in our nation’s economic future from day one.”

Meuser also touted the legislation’s border and immigration provisions and said it will improve energy production.

“It secures our border by completing the physical barrier, expanding personnel, and giving ICE and Border Patrol the resources they need to do their job,” Meuser said. “It unleashes American energy by ending costly mandates, repealing wasteful subsidies, restarting lease sales, and restarting domestic production. And it puts our budget on a more sustainable path — delivering $1.2 trillion in mandatory savings, the largest deficit reduction package in nearly 30 years.”

“And importantly, this bill strengthens Medicaid for those it was intended to support,” he said. “It includes common-sense work requirements for able-bodied adults without dependents, removes individuals who are ineligible under the law from the rolls, and, beginning in October 2026, it ends the federal cost-share for states that choose to include illegal immigrants in their Medicaid programs — taking serious steps to address waste, fraud, and abuse in the program. It also delivers support for rural healthcare, creating a $50 billion fund to help rural hospitals and ensure continued access to care. We’re making Medicaid more sustainable, more accountable, and more focused on delivering real results for seniors, the disabled and low-income families.”

“The One Big Beautiful Bill is a game-changer for America,” Thompson said, according to a news release from his office. “This historic legislation delivers the largest tax cut in American history, providing direct relief to working families and boosting take-home pay. It slashes wasteful Washington spending, eliminates red tape, and makes major investments in border security, energy independence, and national defense. It is the codification of President Trump’s campaign promises.”

“The One Big Beautiful Bill is a victory for rural America, making the largest investment in agriculture in decades, restoring integrity to SNAP, and saving millions of family farms from the death tax,” Thompson continued.