Vance touts Trump’s tax bill, takes a shot at local Dem senator during Georgia trip
JD Vance breaks Senate tie on $9 BILLION in Trump cuts
Fox News senior congressional correspondent Chad Pergram reports on Vice President JD Vance breaking a Senate tie on President Donald Trump’s ‘clawback’ bill as the Senate is expected to vote on the package again.
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Vice President JD Vance touted the gospel of President Donald Trump’s “big beautiful bill” in Peachtree City, Georgia — and continued to take shots at those from the state who opposed the measure.
Vance’s visit to Georgia comes as he has visited several key districts around the country and has lauded the “big, beautiful bill” while Republicans seek to preserve their slim House majority and potentially pick up a few seats in the high-stakes 2026 midterm elections.
The domestic policy bill included key provisions to permanently establish individual and business tax breaks included in Trump’s 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, and incorporated new tax deductions to cut duties on tips and overtime pay.
VANCE WARNS OF ‘PENALTY’ FOR DEMS WHO OPPOSED THE ‘BIG, BEAUTIFUL BILL’ AHEAD OF 2026 MIDTERMS
“If you’re working hard every single day right here in the United States, or if you’re building a business right here in the United States, you ought to have a tax code that rewards you, instead of punishing you,” Vance said Thursday. “And that’s what happened when we passed the working families tax cut just a couple of months ago.”
All Democrats and five Republicans in both the House and the Senate voted against the massive measure — including Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff of Georgia. However, Trump signed it into law July 4. As a result, Vance took aim at Ossoff during his visit.
“While Jon Ossoff pretends to be a moderate when he comes to Atlanta, he is a far-left liberal in Washington, D.C., and that’s the only place that it actually counts if you’re a United States senator,” Vance said. “So why don’t we ask Jon Ossoff, why did you vote to raise taxes? Why did you vote to keep illegal aliens on Medicaid? Why did you vote to bankrupt Medicare?”
In July, Vance visited Canton, Ohio, and said that anyone who opposed the “big, beautiful bill” should face consequences ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. Among those who voted against the measure in Ohio was Rep. Emilia Sykes, who represents the city.
“Anybody who voted against it, I think they ought to pay a penalty,” Vance said July 28. “Because they voted against all those great things for the people of Akron and the people of Northeastern Ohio.”