U.S. Rep. Nick Langworthy called the Republicans’ multitrillion-dollar tax break and spending cut bill, which was leveraged through the House Thursday and was expected to be signed by the president on the Fourth of July, “a generational win for the American people.”

“Today, Congress delivered,” Langworthy said in a statement. “With the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill, we are launching the next great American comeback — and putting working families first once again.”

Langworthy, R-23rd District, said the sweeping legislation rewrites the tax code to deliver the largest middle-class tax cut in history, while eliminating taxes on tips and overtime pay, providing tax relief for senior citizens, expanding the child tax credit and lifting the arbitrary cap on the State and Local Tax (SALT) deduction that he said punished homeowners in states like New York.

“It unleashes economic growth with 100% expensing for American-made manufacturing and makes the U.S. the best place in the world to build, hire and invest,” the Western New York congressman said.

Democrats and their allies gave blistering critique Thursday, declaring the tax and spending cut package will leave millions of Americans without healthcare coverage through Medicaid, will make children from low-income families go hungry and further balloon an already bloated deficit.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., called the passage a “betrayal of the American people” on X. “In July and August, we will take the next phase of this fight to every state and every district pointing out on the ground just how much Republicans have betrayed their constituents.”

But Langworthy insisted the legislation secures the border with full funding for a wall and immigration enforcement, restores law and order and “reinstates commonsense” work requirements for able-bodied adults receiving public assistance — an idea that had broad bipartisan support under former President Bill Clinton.

“The bill cuts nearly $2 trillion in reckless Washington spending, protects our safety net for those truly in need and ensures government works for taxpayers — not the other way around,” the congressman, whose 23rd District includes Cattaraugus and Allegany counties, said.

He said the bill also delivers wins for Upstate New York and rural America, including two of his bills — the Fair Milk Pricing for Farmers Act and the Dairy Farm Resiliency Act — which were meant to bring fairness and stability in pricing for dairy producers.

“This bill is the product of relentless work and a united Republican majority,” Langworthy added, perhaps glossing over the effort it took to get a few reluctant GOP members to finally agree to passage by the slimmest of margins. “While Democrats cling to fear tactics and failed ideas, we are delivering real, measurable results.”

Langworthy cited a better-than-expected jobs report Thursday as well as new announced trade deals. In shortened trading in the U.S. stock market due to the holiday, the Dow Jones average finished up more than 344 points while the S&P 500 was up nearly 52 points to a record high.

“That’s not a coincidence — that’s the America First agenda in action,” Langworthy said.

“On the eve of Independence Day, this is more than legislation — it’s a powerful declaration: America is back. We are rebuilding our economy, securing our borders, restoring pride in work, and reaffirming that the American Dream is alive and well for the next generation.”

House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York City held the House floor for more than eight hours Thursday,setting a record with a marathon floor speech that delayed passage of Republicans’ legislation and gave his minority party a lengthy spotlight to excoriate what he called an “immoral” bill, from Medicaid and food aid cuts and tax breaks for the wealthy to rollbacks to renewable energy programs.

“This reckless Republican budget is an immoral document, and that is why I stand here on the floor of the House of Representatives with my colleagues in the House Democratic caucus to stand up and push back against it with everything we have,” Jeffries said.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul called out all seven New York Republicans in the House who “voted to rip healthcare away from 1.5 million New Yorkers and jeopardize SNAP benefits for nearly 3 million more.”

For Hochul, it was a chance to take swipes in particular against two GOP members who could officially declare their intentions to seek the nomination to challenge her in 2026. Hochul alleged that 31,000 Medicaid recipients in Rep. Mike Lawler’s district could lose coverage, while 44,000 could lose coverage in Rep. Elise Stefanik’s district. She claimed 35,000 Medicaid recipients in Langworthy’s district could lose coverage.

Stefanik declared, “Promises made, promises kept,” and that Republicans delivered on Trump’s mandate to “enact the largest tax cut in American history, turbocharge economic growth, secure our borders, restore energy dominance, cut wasteful spending and deliver peace through strength.”

The congresswoman said the legislation includes the largest tax cut for seniors in history, expands access to affordable childcare, doubles the child tax credit, creates newborn baby investment accounts, provides more than $175 billion to reduce crime in sanctuary cities by deporting criminal illegal immigrants, supports hiring 10,000 new ICE officers to deport illegal aliens and “strengthens Medicaid for New Yorkers” by inserting more accountability into the system regarding who receives benefits.