Jodey Arrington talks details about One Big Beautiful Bill Act at Summit in San Angelo

By Rosanna Fraire
July 31, 2025
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House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington, R-Lubbock, participated in the West Texas Legislative Summit on Tuesday, July 29.

Arrington was interviewed by U.S. Rep. August Pfluger, R-San Angelo, about the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

The act, legislation authored by Arrington, delivers investment in border security and national defense, tax cuts for families and small businesses, a commitment to unlocking America’s energy resources, and much more.

"We started developing a plan to make sure that people's taxes are lower, American energy dominance can continue, make sure our farmers and ranchers have the price loss coverage adjustments," Pfluger said. "I believe this region is going to benefit massively from the legislation."

Arrington talked about the behind-the-scenes of the bill at the annual summit.

"This bill is a big beautiful win for West Texas," Arrington said. "It unleashes American energy dominance, delivers the largest tax cuts to small businesses and working families, secures the border, strengthens our military, defends the 2nd Amendment, bolsters rural healthcare, supports family farms, and accomplishes all this while delivering the largest spending reduction in American history by two-fold."

Arrington spoke about the savings that America garnered and where the country is in debt and deficits.

"We cut 1.5 trillion dollars in wasteful spending in the people's government - that hasn't happened ever," he said. "Here's the most unfair thing about it all, that 36 trillion in debt, that 2 trillion we had to borrow, pay a 7 trillion dollar federal budget, that 1 trillion in interest just to service the debt, will be a tax on our children. They're going to pay this one way or another. When we increase deficit spending, we're just deferring the tax on our children. This is the first significant step to get us back on track. We are breaking this cycle where we're borrowing and spending faster than we're growing the economy."

Arrington also spoke on other topics within the bill, including agriculture, health care, oil and gas, the border and more.

"This country has gotten upside down and it's time to turn it right side up," he said. "It's time to get us back on the path of reasonableness, common sense and taxpayer stewardship."

Arrington commended Pfluger for his work in his position.

"I wouldn't have been able to do the things that I needed to do to lock in all these policies if it weren't for my wingman August Pfluger," he said. "It worked out perfectly because you sent us the right guy to represent West Texas.

"God bless America, our best days are ahead of us."