Washington, D.C. – On Tuesday, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas), released the following statement after the Senate voted to pass the reconciliation bill, President Donald Trump’s signature piece of legislation, which will deliver on numerous key promises made to the American people.
“President Trump promised more money in your pocket, a secure border, and a strong national defense, and today the Senate delivered,” said Senator Marshall. “The House should immediately take up the Republican reconciliation bill and get it to the President’s desk by July 4th. This is just the beginning of America’s great Golden Age.”
Key wins from the reconciliation bill include:
• Delivering the largest tax cut for middle- and working-class Americans in history.
• Securing bigger paychecks, boosting the take-home pay for hardworking, typical families by over $10,000 a year.
• Renewing and expanding 45Z, which extends the tax credit and gives the ethanol industry the time and financial incentive to build up the infrastructure needed for the U.S. to be less reliant on foreign fuel, opens new markets for farmers, and increases ethanol production across the Midwest.
• Funding and resources to continue deporting illegal aliens, securing our border, and supporting law enforcement.
• Supporting our Border Patrol and ICE agents, including a $10,000 bonus annually over the next four years.
• Cutting taxes on tips, overtime, and social security.
• Providing much-needed reinforcements— hiring 10,000 new ICE personnel, 5,000 new Customs officers, and 3,000 new Border Patrol agents.
• Securing $12.5 billion to overhaul air traffic control, replacing obsolete technology dating back to the 1960s with modern systems that improve safety, speed, and efficiency.
• Updating the FAA’s deteriorating towers and radar systems, and upgrading telecommunications.
• Ending the weaponization of energy permitting and unlocking domestic oil, gas, and nuclear power, which will unleash American energy, drive down the cost of living, and restore energy independence.
• Rescinding billions of taxpayer dollars poured into the ‘Green New SCAM,’ ending handouts to special interests and radical climate activists.
Background:
Senator Marshall introduced legislation that was included in the bill text or inspired text in the legislation, including:
* The Overtime Wages Tax Relief Act, which creates an income tax deduction for overtime wage earners, targeted to help lower and middle-income Americans, and defines overtime to include a wide range of workers such as law enforcement officers, nurses, trade workers, factory employees, and other eligible professions.
* The Farmer First Fuel Incentives Act would protect American farmers by restricting the eligibility of the 45Z Tax Credit to renewable fuels made only from domestically sourced feedstocks.
* The bill will prohibit taxpayer funding for gender transition procedures covered by Medicaid, Medicare, the Children’s Health Insurance Program, and the Affordable Care Act. The bill would also deny the medical expense tax deduction for gender transition procedures.
