Congressman Evans Votes for the One Big Beautiful Bill
U.S. Congressman Gabe Evans today issued the following statement after voting to pass the “One Big Beautiful Bill,” legislation that delivers resources to secure the border, invests in national defense, unleashes domestic energy, avoids the largest tax increase in American history, and strengthens Medicaid for the most vulnerable.
“This pro-family, pro-America bill isn’t just good policy, it follows through on promises made to working families. As a father, Army combat veteran, and former cop, I fight every day to make Colorado a better place to live, work, and raise a family, and that’s exactly what this legislation does,” said Congressman Gabe Evans.
The One Big Beautiful Bill…
Delivers resources to secure the border
✅ Permanently secures our borders
✅ Gives agents the tools they need
✅ Finishes the wall and funds river barriers
Click here to read Congressman Gabe Evans’ op-ed on how this bill delivers on promises to secure the border.
Invests in national security
✅ Reverses declines in fighter force posture and accelerates delivery of next generation aircraft
✅ Funds 10,000 new Immigration and Customs Enforcement personnel
✅ Provides funding for detention capacity
✅ Funds a layered missile defense shield for America and restocks the national arsenal of munitions
Unleashes domestic energy
✅ Increases American energy production
✅ Eliminates Green New Deal-style giveaways
✅ Strengthens energy security by refueling the Strategic Petroleum Reserve
✅ Expedites the U.S. LNG export process
Avoids the largest tax increase in American history
✅ Makes the 2017 Trump tax cuts permanent – protecting the average CO-08 taxpayer from a 20% tax hike
✅ Saves the average CO-08 family $2,040 – the equivalent of 10 weeks of groceries
✅ Avoids the loss of 11,000 CO-08 jobs, loss of $1 billion in CO-08 wages, and $2.1 billion in lost GDP in CO-08
✅ Delivers on President Trump’s priorities of no tax on tips, overtime pay, and car loan interest, and provides additional tax relief for seniors
Strengthens Medicaid for the most vulnerable
✅ Ensures states don’t use Medicaid infrastructure for illegal immigrants
✅ Enacts work requirements for able-bodied adults without dependent children
✅ Repeals Biden-era rules that slow disenrolling people who aren’t eligible
✅ Preserves the long-term viability of Medicaid for those it was created to serve