U.S. Representative Chip Roy (R-TX) attends a House Rules Committee meeting after the Senate passes U.S. President Donald Trump’s sweeping spending and tax bill, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 1, 2025. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz
The Senate's changes to President Donald Trump's signature spending bill aren't even a day old, but House Republicans are already coming out in force to oppose the legislation.
The New York Times flagged multiple notable House GOP responses to the bill after the divided Senate passed its version of the "One Big Beautiful Bill," including Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN), who called it a “dud” that “guts key Trump provisions.”
Other Republicans joined Ogles in railing against the Senate version.
Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) said the new bill isn't aggressive enough on clean energy tax credits, calling it “a deal-killer of an already bad deal.”
Rep. Marlin Stutzman (R-IN) called the Senate's changes "unacceptable" as they increase "the national debt and the deficit." He warned that the changes will make "passage in the House difficult."
“We cannot in good faith pass a bill through our chamber that hinges on cut corners and earmarks,” Stutzman wrote on social media. “The American people won’t stand for it.”
Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC), meanwhile, gave a flat "no" when asked by reporters if he would vote for the megabill. He repeated his one-word answer when asked if he would even cast a procedural vote to allow the megabill to make it to the floor.
"No," he said, according to the Times.