Last week the U.S. House of Representatives approved, by a single vote, a budget reconciliation popularly called the “one big beautiful bill.” But while it’s one bill, and it’s certainly a big one, it’s not yet beautiful — not as much as it should be.

Fiscally conservative House Republicans sounded the alarm even before it was approved.

Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, conceded that the bill “lays the foundation for much-needed tax relief, border security, and important spending reductions and reforms,” adding that it “will move Medicaid work requirements forward and reduces the availability of future subsidies under the green new scam.”

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