Husted statement on increasing tax cuts for working Ohioans, making Americans safer and more prosperous

July 1, 2025
“If Democrats had succeeded in torpedoing this bill, the average Ohio household would see their taxes increase by $2,140. Families who would have seen their child tax credit sliced by $1,000 will instead see it rise to $2,200.”
WASHINGTON – Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) released the following statement following his vote to lower taxes and preserve tax cuts for working Ohioans and their families.
“Today is good news for Ohioans who want to keep more of the money they earn, have access to good jobs, run successful small businesses, live in communities that are protected by a secure border and see America reassert itself as the most confident nation with the strongest military in the world. This bill will make America safer, stronger and more prosperous.

“If Democrats had succeeded in torpedoing this bill, the average Ohio household would see their taxes increase by $2,140. Families who would have seen their child tax credit sliced by $1,000 will instead see it rise to $2,200.

“If Democrats had killed this bill, America’s military would be unable to modernize in response to urgent threats from adversaries like Iran, China and Russia. Law enforcement would lack critical resources to take dangerous illegal criminals out of Ohio communities and off U.S. soil.

“By prioritizing working Americans, fueling jobs and economic growth, preserving benefits for those in need and making historic spending cuts, this bill gets us on a path toward a more successful, sustainable future.”

Background:

This budget bill makes Ohio communities safer by:
This funding will help identify people illegally in America who have committed crimes, getting them off the streets and returned to their home countries.

This budget bill makes Ohioans and Americans more prosperous by:

Specifically, the bill will combat abuse by ensuring deceased individuals are not enrolled in Medicaid. It will also reduce the estimated1.4 millionindividuals who receive Medicaid benefits in multiple states.

The bill will require able-bodied adults who do not have young children to work or volunteer20 hours per weekin exchange for their generous Medicaid benefits.

“Republicans are doing the country a fiscal and cultural favor by shoring up the program for the poor and disabled,”according to theWall Street JournalEditorial Board.

Democrats fought to cut the child tax credit by$1,000.If Democrats had succeeded in blocking this budget bill,208,000Ohio jobswould have been jeopardized.

If Democrats had succeeded in blocking this budget bill,5.3 million Ohio familieswould have seen their standard deductioncut in half.

Ninety percentof taxpayers use this standard deduction.

If Democrats had succeeded in blocking this budget bill,76,009 Ohio family farmscould have seen their death tax reliefcut in half.

This protection is projected to create1.2 million new jobsannually for the next decade, and2.4 million moreannually after that.

This budget bill makes America’s national defense stronger by:

This bill makes American energy stronger and Ohio energy cheaper by: