The House of Representatives narrowly passed President Donald Trump’s “One Big,Beautiful Bill” on Thursday,following intense overnight committee meetings and last-minute negotiations. Despite House Republican leadership emphasizing party unity, the bill’s passage was secured by a single vote, highlighting internal divisions within the GOP.

Republican Holdouts Voice Concerns Over National Debt

Reps. Thomas Massie, R-Ky., and Warren Davidson, R-ohio, emerged as key opponents, citing concerns about the nation’s $36 trillion national debt. Both representatives took to social media to explain their dissenting votes.

representative Davidson stated:

While I love many things in the bill, promising someone else will cut spending in the future does not cut spending. Deficits do matter and this bill grows them now. The only Congress we can control is the one we’re in. Consequently, I cannot support this big deficit plan. NO.

Rep. Warren Davidson,R-Ohio

Representative Massie echoed these sentiments,emphasizing the need for immediate fiscal responsibility.

I’d love to stand here and tell the American people, ‘We can cut yoru taxes and increase spending and everything is going to be just fine.’ But I can’t do that because I’m here to deliver a dose of reality.This bill dramatically increases deficits in the near-term, but promises our government will be fiscally responsible five years from now. Where have we heard that before?

Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky.

Massie,known for wearing a national debt clock pin,described the bill as a debt bomb ticking.

White House Response and Republican Infighting

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt responded to the dissenting votes by suggesting that President Trump believes Massie and Davidson should face primary challenges. I don’t think he likes to see grandstanders in Congress.What’s the alternative? I would ask those members of Congress. Did thay want to see a tax hike? Did they want to see our country go bankrupt? That’s the alternative by them trying to vote ‘no.’ The president believes the Republican Party needs to be unified, Leavitt said.

Massie capitalized on Leavitt’s comments by fundraising,stating on X,The big beautiful bill has issues. I chose to vote against it because it’s going to blow up our debt. For voting on principle, I now have the President AND his press Secretary campaigning against me from the White House podium. Can you help me by donating?

Former Representative Weighs In

Former Rep. Bob Good, R-Va., also criticized the bill, stating, The Big Ugly Truth is that the Big Ugly Bill will push the Big Ugly Debt over $60 trillion. Good, who lost his primary after endorsing Florida gov. Ron DeSantis in the 2024 GOP presidential primaries, has been a vocal critic of the national debt.

Bill Details and Fiscal Impact

The One Big Beautiful Bill act is a multitrillion-dollar piece of legislation addressing taxes, immigration, energy, defense, and the national debt. while it aims to cut approximately $1.5 trillion in government spending, the U.S. still faces a significant fiscal challenge. According to the Treasury Department,the U.S. has spent $1.05 trillion more than it has collected in fiscal year 2025, contributing to the over $36 trillion in debt.

Fox News Digital columnist David Marcus commented, I think the most essential truth in American politics is that nobody actually really cares about the national debt or deficit. It’s too abstract to saturate public sentiment.