WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho) today released the following statement on advancing President Trump’s America First agenda through the passage of the Senate budget reconciliation bill.

“The American people gave us a mandate—secure the border, make the Trump tax cuts permanent, dismantle the Green New Deal, and address wasteful spending. While no bill is perfect, the One, Big, Beautiful Bill delivers on these priorities and provides working Americans with the largest tax cut in history,” said Risch.“Congress is not done tackling out-of-control spending. I remain committed to reining in the national debt and ending the waste, fraud, and abuse of taxpayer dollars.”

Key achievements of the One, Big, Beautiful Bill include:

• Cutting $1.6 trillion in federal spending;

• Providing the largest tax relief in U.S. history for working Idahoans and making the 2017 Trump tax cuts permanent;

• Directing historic funding to secure the southern border, finish border wall construction, and strengthen immigration enforcement;

• Protecting Idaho’s public lands from being sold to the highest bidder;

• Repealing Green New Deal subsidies for unreliable, intermittent renewable wind and solar and preventing Idaho tax dollars from bankrolling unwanted projects like Lava Ridge;

• Modernizing and extending Farm Bill safety net programs to support Idaho farmers and ranchers;

• Preserving Medicaid for vulnerable Americans by enacting common-sense reforms that prioritize resources for those who need care;

• Eliminating taxes on most firearms under the National Firearms Act, including suppressors, short-barreled rifles, and short-barreled shotguns; and

• Enhancing national security through investments in servicemember quality of life, Golden Dome for America, and military procurement.