The Shadow
The Republican Congress continues to use the reconciliation process to produce conservative wins for the American people.
Not only were the Working Families Tax Cuts (WFTC) done in a reconciliation bill, but earlier this June, Congress passed another reconciliation bill to fully fund federal immigration enforcement agencies through the rest of President Trump’s term.
This had to happen after “open borders” Democrats refused to fund the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS). Because of their obstruction, the DHS shutdown was the longest agency shutdown in U.S. history.
With Republicans’ passage of this immigration enforcement reconciliation package, we blocked Democrats from defunding the federal agencies responsible for removing criminal illegal aliens.
I will continue to support policies that protect American communities from Biden-Harris “open borders” policies.
A potential reconciliation package is also being discussed to help with things ranging from defense funding to voter ID policies. As of right now, a final draft of a potential reconciliation bill has yet to be produced.
Delivering conservative wins through the reconciliation process is evident from the Working Families Tax Cuts that President Trump signed into law on July 4, 2025.
I was proud to back this transformative package, which prevented tax hikes on working families and delivered other meaningful tax relief reforms.
Data is now available on how these reforms are helping Americans.
According to the U.S. Department of Treasury, 97% of tax filers accessed these tax cut benefits. The Ways and Means Committee in Congress notes that IRS data shows Americans received an average refund of nearly $3,300, marking a greater than 11% increase in average individual refunds year over year.
By passing this legislation, the Ways and Means committee notes that we stopped a tax increase of 22% for the average taxpayer.
Additionally, tax filers took advantage of new opportunities.
More than 7 million Americans claimed a deduction for tips. This follows on President Trump’s “No Tax on Tips” promise.
But Republican lawmakers did not stop there.
We also created a deduction for those who work hourly overtime. This tax season, nearly 30 million filers claimed this deduction.
Further, an enhanced senior bonus deduction allowed seniors on social security to keep more of their money. The $6,000 bonus is in place for single filers and $12,000 for joint filers.
While we strengthen economic prospects for working families through this tax relief, Republicans also advance businesses with a focus on ‘Made in America.’
Johnson & Johnson, a pharmaceutical manufacturer, is one company expanding domestic operations in the United States.
The company’s CEO, Mr. Joaquin Duato, credited Republicans’ legislation for his company moving forward with the $55 billion expansion.
The reconciliation bill also delivers vital health care funding to rural communities through the Rural Health Transformation Program.
Virginia is the recipient of more than $189 million thanks to the Rural Health Transformation Program.
This pot of money helps rural hospital providers in Virginia’s Ninth District. That includes Virginia Highlands Community College in Abingdon, to which Virginia awarded its first Program grant.
This award will help the College expand health care workforce training opportunities. As medical deserts threaten health care access, grants like these can help close the provider gap, develop a pipeline of rural health care workers and better serve rural patients.
As more Rural Health Transformation Program awards flow to our region, I will continue to advocate for tax policies that help our region.
Such policies include the New Markets Tax Credit, which we permanently extended in the Working Families Tax Cuts.
This tax credit has been credited for the construction of a new medical office building in Tazewell County!
This facility is creating new options for health care, which in turn is helping Carilion Tazewell Community Hospital.
Further, I believe that the reconciliation package’s boosted tax incentives for Opportunity Zones in rural areas can unlock more potential health care opportunity. A tax structure that promotes investments in rural communities can produce dividends!
These ideas show that the tax policies we advanced in the Working Families Tax Cuts support our economic prospects.
Further, I will continue to consider reconciliation ideas that produce prosperity, opportunity and freedom for the American people.
If you have ideas, please feel free to contact our office.
If you have questions, concerns, or comments, feel free to contact my office. You can call my Abingdon office at 276-525-1405 or my Christiansburg office at 540-381-5671. To reach my office via email, please visit my website at https://morgangriffith.house.gov/. Also on my website is the latest material from my office, including information on votes recently taken on the floor of the House of Representatives.
