Husted voted for a bill that made the largest SNAP cut in history. Around 1.4 Million Ohioans rely on SNAP to afford groceries.
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]
Husted Claimed That The “One Big Beautiful Bill” Was The “Most Pro-Family, Working-Class Bill OF The 21st Century.” According to Signal Akron, “‘If we want to do ‘Made in America,’ we have to encourage people to invest, do research and development, and do manufacturing here,’ he said. ‘I think it’s the most pro-family, working-class bill of the 21st century because it eliminates tax on tips, eliminates tax on overtime and provides a $2,200 per-child tax credit.’” [Signal Akron, 8/15/25]
[AUDIO] Husted Claimed That The OBBB Didn’t Cut The Deficit “Nearly Enough.” “Well, in the One Big Beautiful Bill that actually cut the deficit. You look at it, it cut the deficit not by nearly enough, but it cuts the deficit. And by the way, what we're talking about now,” [Strictly Speaking with Bob Frantz, 10/02/25]
98,000 Ohioans Could Lose Food Benefits. According to Spectrum News 1, “ Partly due to those challenges, the left-leaning Center on Budget and Policy Priorities estimated 98,000 Ohioans will lose food benefits under the new law.” [Spectrum News 1, 9/10/25]
1.4 Million Ohioans Receive Food Assistance. According to Spectrum News 1, “Roughly 1.4 million Ohioans receive food assistance, according to the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services.” [Spectrum News 1, 9/10/25]