Missouri’s congressional delegation split along party lines as the U.S. House voted Thursday on President Trump’s so-called “big, beautiful budget bill.”
Ann Wagner, R-2nd District, Bob Onder, R-3rd District, Mark Alford, R-4th District, Sam Graves, R-6th District, Eric Burlison, R-7th District, and Jason Smith, R-8th District, all voted “yes” while Emanuel Cleaver, D-5th District, and Wesley Bell, D-1st District, voted “no.”
“As Missouri families continue to struggle with the cost of living, as well as the economic chaos created by the president’s reckless tariff policies, my Republican colleagues are laser-focused on passing another round of tax cuts that overwhelmingly benefit the wealthiest Americans—paid for by slashing essential programs that working class Americans depend on like Medicaid, SNAP, CHIP, and more,” Cleaver said in a press release. “This isn’t just fiscally irresponsible, it’s a dangerous proposal that will drive up the cost of everything from healthcare and housing to groceries and energy, all while exploding the federal deficit.”
The U.S. Senate approved the budget reconciliation bill over the weekend, with Republicans Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt voting “yes.” Hawley laid out his budget priorities in an interview with Missourinet.
“Number one, no Medicaid cuts. I’m not going to vote for a cut in Medicaid benefits,” he said. “Twenty-one percent of Missourians rely on Medicaid, especially children, and I’m just not going to vote for anything that would cut their benefits – work requirements, I’m all for. Number two, we have got to cut taxes for working people. We have to.”
With Thursday’s passage by the U.S. House, work can begin on the framework to put the federal budget together. U.S. Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, said it will definitely be a big bill.
“If you want to extend the tax cuts, that’s where it’s going to happen. If you want to make sure Main Street’s receiving benefits too, and not just big companies, that’s where it’s happening. American workers get tax relief they deserve, that’s where it’s going to happen. If you want to have regulatory reform, that’s what’s going to happen. If you want to make sure there’s money for deportation, that’s where it’s going to happen. If you want to make sure there’s licensing reform for energy production this country, that’s what’s going to happen,” Schmitt told Missourinet.
The votes were close in both chambers. It passed the U.S. Senate on Saturday 51-48, and it squeaked through the U.S. House Thursday 216-214.
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