美国总统唐纳德·特朗普(Donald Trump)的重大减税和支出法案周四在众议院获得通过,但遭到了一些共和党人的反对。
肯塔基州众议员托马斯·马西(Thomas Massie)和宾夕法尼亚州众议员布赖恩·菲茨帕特里克(Brian Fitzpatrick)与整个众议院民主党党团一起投票反对这项立法。
虽然Massie和Fitzpatrick是唯一投反对票的共和党成员,但几位众议院共和党强硬派人士对参议院对该法案的修改感到愤怒,议长迈克·约翰逊整夜都在争夺必要的支持,以确保继续进行。一些最终投赞成票的强硬派假设特朗普总统做出了承诺以获得他们的投票,包括他将在未来使该法案“更好”。
周四,Massie表示,他不会投票支持该法案,因为该法案预计会对国债产生影响。无党派的国会预算办公室估计,该法案可能会在未来十年增加3.4万亿美元的赤字。
“尽管预算和解法案(OBBBA)中有一些保守派的胜利,但我对最终通过投了反对票,因为它将在短期内大幅增加美国的预算赤字,通过持续的通货膨胀和高利率对所有美国人产生负面影响,”马西在x上写道。马西还反对众议院版本的5月份通过的megabill。
特朗普一直直言不讳地批评马西,上个月在一篇冗长的社交媒体帖子中痛斥他不是“马加”。
“实际上,马加不要他,不了解他,也不尊重他,”特朗普当时写道。
总统指责马西是一个“哗众取宠者”,他经常对共和党领导的关键立法投反对票。特朗普建议马西应该在即将到来的共和党初选中受到挑战,甚至在最近的投票之前。
特朗普写道:“好消息是,我们将有一位出色的美国爱国者在共和党初选中与他竞选,我将在肯塔基州全力竞选。”
众议员菲茨帕特里克在5月份投票支持众议院的法案,但周四表示,参议院对该法案的修改(导致医疗补助计划的进一步削减)是他改变立场的原因。
正如我在这些谈判中所说的,随着立法文本在众议院的每一次迭代,我一直密切关注这些条款的具体细节,并确定具体的地区影响,无论是积极的还是消极的,对我们的PA-1社区,”菲茨帕特里克在一份声明中说。
“我投票支持加强医疗补助保护,永久延长中产阶级减税,加强小企业税收减免,并对我们的边境安全和军队进行历史性投资,”他补充说/“然而,是参议院对医疗补助的修正案,以及参议院的其他几项规定,改变了我们对PA-1社区的分析。最初的房屋语言是以保护我们社区的方式编写的;参议院的修正案没有达到我们的标准。”
“我相信并将永远为那些深思熟虑、富有同情心、对我们的社会有益的政策而奋斗。正是这一标准将永远指导我的立法决定,”菲茨帕特里克说。
这位宾夕法尼亚州的国会议员也将在2026年面临连任,他代表着一个在2024年为卡玛拉·哈里斯变蓝的摇摆地区。
The 2 House Republicans who voted no on Trump's sweeping domestic policy bill
President Donald Trump's major tax cut and spending bill passed the House on Thursday, but not without some Republican opposition.
Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky and Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania voted against the legislation alongside the entire House Democratic Caucus.
While Massie and Fitzpatrick were the only GOP members to vote no, several House GOP hardliners were angered by the changes made to the bill by the Senate and there was an overnight scramble by Speaker Mike Johnson to secure the necessary support to proceed. Some of the hardliners who ultimately voted yessay President Trump made promisesto get their votes, including that he'd make the bill "better" in the future.
On Thursday, Massie said he did not vote for the bill because of its projected impact on the national debt. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimated the bill could add $3.4 trillion to the deficit over the next decade.
"Although there were some conservative wins in the budget reconciliation bill (OBBBA), I voted No on final passage because it will significantly increase U.S. budget deficits in the near term, negatively impacting all Americans through sustained inflation and high interest rates," Massie wrote on X. Massie also opposed the House version of the megabill that passed back in May.
Trump's been a vocal critic of Massie, lambasting him last month in a lengthy social media post as not being "MAGA."
"Actually, MAGA doesn’t want him, doesn’t know him, and doesn’t respect him," Trump wrote at the time.
The president accused Massie of being a "grandstander" who routinely votes no on key Republican-led legislation. Trump suggested Massie should be challenged in the upcoming Republican primary, even before this latest vote.
"The good news is that we will have a wonderful American Patriot running against him in the Republican Primary, and I’ll be out in Kentucky campaigning really hard," Trump wrote.
Rep. Fitzpatrick did vote for the House bill in May, but said on Thursday that the Senate changes to the bill (which resulted in deeper cuts to Medicaid) as the reason for his change in position.
As I’ve stated throughout these negotiations, with each iteration of legislative text that was placed on the House Floor, I’ve maintained a close and watchful eye on the specific details of these provisions, and determined the specific district impact, positive or negative, on our PA-1 community," Fitzpatrick said in a statement.
"I voted to strengthen Medicaid protections, to permanently extend middle class tax cuts, for enhanced small business tax relief, and for historic investments in our border security and our military," he added/ "However, it was the Senate’s amendments to Medicaid, in addition to several other Senate provisions, that altered the analysis for our PA-1 community. The original House language was written in a way that protected our community; the Senate amendments fell short of our standard."
"I believe in, and will always fight for, policies that are thoughtful, compassionate, and good for our community. It is this standard that will always guide my legislative decisions," Fitzpatrick said.
The Pennsylvania congressman, who also faces reelection in 2026, represents a swing district that went blue in 2024 for Kamala Harris.