Smucker Leads 37 Members Urging Senate GOP to Uphold Fiscally Discipline in Reconciliation Letter Calls on Senate Leadership to Remain Committed to House Framework

WASHINGTON—37 Members of the House Republican Conference, led by Rep. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11) Vice Chair of the Budget Committee, are calling for the Senate to pass reconciliation legislation that upholds the fiscal discipline of the House’s framework. The Members write: “As the Senate considers changes, we remain unequivocal in our position that any additional tax cuts must be matched dollar-for-dollar by real, enforceable spending reductions. That union is the cornerstone of the House framework adopted in Section 4001 of H.Con.Res. 14 and it is the minimum standard for our support.”

The Members continue: “We urge Senate leadership to keep the reconciliation measure compatible with the House framework while seizing every opportunity to deepen savings. Doing so will deliver lasting tax relief, stronger growth, and a more responsible budget for the American people.”

The lawmakers continue, “We remain firmly committed to ensuring the bill is genuinely fiscally responsible. We reaffirm that our support depends, at minimum, on the bill’s strict adherence to the House framework for instructions contained in the concurrent budget resolution (Section 4001 of H.Con.Res.14).”
The group expresses its continued support for the House-passed version of the One Big Beautiful Bill, telling Senate Majority Leader Thune: “What cannot change is the architecture established by the House framework…No net deficit increase relative to current law…Genuine savings only… Growth through balance…”

Signatories to the letter include Representatives: Jodey Arrington (TX-09), Aaron Bean (FL-04), Andy Biggs (AZ-05), Lauren Boebert (CO-04), Josh Brecheen (OK-02), Vern Buchanan (FL-16), Tim Burchett (TN-02), Eric Burlison (MO-07), Ben Cline (VA-06), Michael Cloud (TX-27), Andrew Clyde (GA-09), Elijah Crane (AZ-02), Chuck Edwards (NC-11), Brandon Gill (TX-26), Paul Gosar (AZ-09), Andy Harris (MD-01), Mark Harris (NC-08), Diana Harshbarger (TN-01), Clay Higgins (LA-03), Richard McCormick (GA-07), Mary Miller (IL-15), Cory Mills (FL-07), Blake Moore (UT-01), Gregory Murphy (NC-03), Ralph Norman (SC-05), Jay Obernolte (CA-23), Andrew Ogles (TN-05), Robert Onder (MO-03), Scott Perry (PA-10), Chip Roy (TX-21), Keith Self (TX-03), Lloyd Smucker (PA-11), Victoria Spartz (IN-05), Greg Steube (FL-17), Marlin Stutzman (IN-03), Thomas Tiffany (WI-07), Beth Van Duyne (TX-24), and Ryan Zinke (MT-01). 

The full letter is available here and below. 

June 10, 2025

The Honorable John Thune 

Majority Leader

United States Senate 

Washington, D.C. 20510

Subject: Senate Must Maintain the House Fiscal Framework as the One Big Beautiful Bill Advances

Dear Majority Leader Thune,

The House-passed Big Beautiful Bill extends and builds on President Trump’s tax cuts, grows the economy, secures the border, unleashes American energy, ensures peace through strength, reforms welfare to reward work, and includes a historic $1.6 trillion in savings.

This would not have been possible without the House framework that paired the tax cuts with meaningful reductions in spending to ensure that the bill will not add to the debt relative to current law. As the Senate considers changes, we remain unequivocal in our position that any additional tax cuts must be matched dollar- for-dollar by real, enforceable spending reductions. That union is the cornerstone of the House framework adopted in Section 4001 of H.Con.Res. 14 and it is the minimum standard for our support.

We recognize the Senate will have its own say to make changes to the bill, and we welcome amendments that increase verifiable savings and make the overall package even more sustainable. Additional spending reduction strengthens the bill and the nation alike.

What cannot change is the architecture established by the House framework, as outlined below and in the attached letter:

1. No net deficit increase relative to current law. If the Senate identifies additional tax cuts, they must be paired with additional reductions in the growth in spending.
2. Genuine savings only. Offsets must come from permanent reforms that make the budget more sustainable, not timing shifts or other budget gimmicks.
3. Growth through balance. Pairing tax relief with spending restraint preserves investor confidence, reins in interest costs, and maximizes economic growth from the bill.

America’s debt has surpassed $36 trillion. This year alone, over $9 trillion in federal obligations will mature requiring refinancing amid elevated interest rates. Meanwhile, interest payments are already expected to approach $1 trillion, and the government is projected to run a deficit nearing $2 trillion. This is simply unsustainable. A reconciliation bill that relaxes fiscal discipline reflected in the House-passed bill would invite higher borrowing costs and undermine the economic growth that Americans need to maximize opportunity.

We urge Senate leadership to keep the reconciliation measure compatible with the House framework while seizing every opportunity to deepen savings. Doing so will deliver lasting tax relief, stronger growth, and a more responsible budget for the American people.

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