Op-Ed: Rep. Andy Barr: Why the Senate must pass President Trump's Big, Beautiful Bill
One week ago, President Donald Trump rallied House Republicans to pass the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. I was proud to stand with him. Now, it’s the U.S. Senate’s turn. My message to U.S. Senators, especially to those from Kentucky, is simple: support President Trump, support the American people, and pass this bill.
Some votes in Congress are tough calls. This one isn’t. President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill stops the largest tax hike in American history. If the 2017 Trump tax cuts expire, Kentuckians will see their taxes rise by 24 percent — an average of nearly $1,200 per household. That’s unacceptable.
Instead of raising taxes on the American people who are still recovering from Bidenflation, this bill delivers a massive tax cut across the board. This is a pro-family, pro-growth, pro-worker bill. It raises the Child Tax Credit to historic levels, doubles the guaranteed standard deduction, and makes permanent the lower tax rates and brackets created in 2017. According to the Council of Economic Advisers, a typical family with two children would see their take-home pay rise by $13,300.
It also protects what working Americans rely on — overtime pay, tips, and deductions for car loan interest — because American workers know how to spend their hard-earned dollars better than the Washington swamp.
And for our job creators, the One Big Beautiful Bill is the most pro-small business tax cut in history. We Make Manufacturing American Again by empowering manufacturers to fully expense construction of new plants, we boost innovation by extending R&D tax incentives, and we lock in lower rates to keep American businesses competitive and growing. With this bill, we will onshore manufacturing and brings jobs back home.
President Trump led the charge. The House united and delivered. Now, Senate Republicans need to finish the job. Let’s pass the One Big Beautiful Bill.
Rep. Andy Barr is a Republican candidate to replace Sen. Mitch McConnell (R., Ky.) in the U.S. Senate in 2026.
