Husted voted to repeal clean energy tax credits that supported Ohio’s economy and created jobs. Husted, while touting the bill containing clean energy cuts, posted a photo where he was laughing with energy lobbyists.
2025: Husted Voted For Tax Breaks, Appropriated $448 Billion In Defense, Border, And Immigration Enforcement Funding, Increased The SALT Deduction To $40,000, And Cut Medicaid And Other Social Programs To Offset The Costs. In July 2025, Husted voted for, according to Congressional Quarterly, “the bill, as amended, that would permanently extend nearly $4 trillion in expiring individual and business tax cuts, create several new tax breaks and fund border and immigration enforcement and air traffic control upgrades. It would cut Medicaid and other safety net programs to partly offset the cost. Among other provisions, it would raise the statutory debt ceiling by $5 trillion and appropriate more than $448 billion in mandatory funding for Trump administration priorities and other needs, including $153 billion for defense, $89 billion for immigration enforcement, and $89.5 billion for border control and security. It also would increase the state and local tax deduction cap to $40,000 annually for five years for households making up to $500,000 a year until 2030, when it would permanently revert to $10,000.” The Senate passed the bill by a vote of 50 to 50 with Vice President Vance casting the tie-breaking vote. [Senate Vote 372, 7/1/25; Congressional Quarterly, 7/1/25; Congressional Actions, H.R. 1]
Husted Claimed That The Bill Would “Make America Safer, Stronger, And More Prosperous.” According to a press release from Senator Jon Husted, “Today is good news for Ohioans who want to keep more of the money they earn, have access to good jobs, run successful small businesses, live in communities that are protected by a secure border and see America reassert itself as the most confident nation with the strongest military in the world. This bill will make America safer, stronger and more prosperous.” [Press Release – Senator Jon Husted, 7/1/25]
The Bill Accelerated The Phase Out Of Clean Energy Tax Credits And Required Construction Of Non-Nuclear Energy To Start Within 60 Days Of The Bill’s Signing To Claim A Tax Credit. According to CNN, “In last-minute changes, Republicans sped up the timelines for phasing out key clean energy tax credits to the end of 2028. They also put in a new, narrow set of requirements for energy companies building solar, wind, battery or geothermal to generate electricity, only allowing companies to recoup the credit if they started construction within a 60-day window after the bill was signed into law, and their power was in service by the end of 2028.” [CNN, 5/28/25]
Husted Deleted A Social Media Post That Claimed The “One Big Beautiful Bill” Was “Pro-Family” And For “Working Class Families.” According to the Ohio Capital Journal, “The office of Ohio Republican U.S. Sen. Jon Husted has deleted a social media post after being asked about the message it sent. The post on X claimed that President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act is a ‘pro-family’ bill for ‘working class families.’” [Ohio Capital Journal, 7/15/25]
The Post Pictured Husted Laughing With Two Lobbyists. According to the Ohio Capital Journal, “The law will take health insurance and food support away from thousands of low-income, working Ohioans. The post touting it pictured Husted laughing it up with two men who appear to be prominent special-interest lobbyists.” [Ohio Capital Journal, 7/15/25]
Companies Had Pledged Billions Of Dollars In Ohio For Planned Manufacturing Projects Since The Passage Of the Inflation Reduction Act. According to NOTUS, “Companies have pledged billions of dollars in Ohio alone for ongoing and planned investments in manufacturing projects since the passage of the IRA.” [NOTUS, 5/22/25]
Since The Passage Of Clean Energy Credits, $7 Billion In Clean Energy Projects Have Been Announced. According to the Ohio Capital Journal, “ The 2022 federal climate law spurred announcements of more than $7 billion in clean energy projects in Ohio. An analysis by the nonpartisan business group E2 links those investments to nearly 5,000 announced jobs.” [Ohio Capital Journal, 7/1/25]
Headline: Thousands Of Jobs In Ohio At Risk Due To Potential Tax Credit Rollback [Columbus Business First, 6/24/25]
Ohio-Based Solar Company, YellowLite, Paused Hiring Due To The Cuts And The Company Worried That The Cuts Would Cause Business To Decline. According to Ohio Capital Journal, “ Cleveland, Ohio-based solar company YellowLite is among the firms already pausing hiring in response to federal policy uncertainty. The company said it had planned to bring on 20 to 25 more workers this year to keep up with growing business. Those plans are now on hold. If the threatened cuts happen, the company fears business will ‘decline dramatically,’ said Al Frasz, YellowLite’s commercial business manager. ‘We will probably be in a mode of having to lay off 35% to 40% of our employees.’” [Ohio Capital Journal, 7/1/25]
Ohio Chamber Of Commerce Was Concerned That The End Of The Clean Energy Credits Would Negatively Impact Jobs And Economic Opportunity. According to Columbus Business First, “ Some leaders in Ohio, including the Ohio Chamber of Commerce, are concerned that clean energy provisions in the federal reconciliation bill could negatively affect jobs and economic opportunities across the state.” [Columbus Business First, 6/24/25]