After Weeks Of Expressing Regret Over Their Votes, House Republicans Have Rare Second Chance To Make Changes To Their “Big, Ugly Betrayal”

NYT: After Muscling Their Bill Through the House, Some Republicans Have Regrets

NBC: 13 House Republicans urge Senate to scale back clean energy cuts in bill they voted for

NOTUS: ‘I Didn’t Love the Bill’: How Republicans Are Coping With Reconciliation Fallout

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene: “Full transparency, I did not know about this section on pages 278-279 of the OBBB that strips states of the right to make laws or regulate AI for 10 years. I am adamantly OPPOSED to this and it is a violation of state rights and I would have voted NO if I had known this was in there.” [Twitter, 6/3/25]

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA): “I think they’re going to strip that part [AI provisions] out. I’m very glad about that. I didn’t love the bill. So I can’t say whether I love it or hate it … but I voted for the good things that I voted for President Trump’s campaign promises.” [NOTUS, 6/5/25]

Rep. Mike Flood (R-NE) at Town Hall: “I do not agree with that section that was added to that bill,’ Flood said, prompting a roar of disapproval from the crowd. ‘I do believe that the federal district courts, when issuing an injunction, it should have legal effect.’ Then Flood got unusually candid for a member of Congress. ‘I am not going to hide the truth. This provision was unknown to me when I voted for that bill, and when I found out that provision was in the bill, I immediately reached out to my Senate counterparts and told them of my concern.” [MSNBC, 5/28/25]

Reps. Jen Kiggans (R-VA), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Juan Ciscomani  (R-AZ), Nick LaLota (R-NY), Mike Lawler (R-NY), Andrew Garbarino (R-NY), Don Bacon (R-NE), Mark Amodei (R-NV), Gabe Evans (R-CO), Young Kim (R-CA), David Valadao (R-CA), Rob Bresnahan (R-PA), and Thomas Kean (R-NJ): “While we were proud to have worked to ensure that the bill did not include a full repeal of the clean energy tax credits, we remain deeply concerned by several provisions, including those which would abruptly terminate several credits just 60 days after enactment for projects that have not yet begun construction, a highly restrictive and onerous FEOC regime, and restrictions to transferability. This approach jeopardizes ongoing development, discourages long-term investment, and could significantly delay or cancel energy infrastructure projects across the country.” [Letter, 6/6/25]

Rep. Eric Burlison (R-MO): “Thank God we have somebody like [Musk] that’s coming in with a wrecking ball and trying to help us here. Every step of the way, we tried to get more and more concessions. And if I were a senator, I would be using this moment in this vote to get even more concessions.” [NOTUS, 6/5/25]

Rep. Gabe Evans (R-CO): “We’re the party of free thought. We’ll get to the point of being able to address some of his [Musk’s] concerns about the legislation and what the bill actually does.” [NY Times, 6/4/25]

Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN): “The bill is big but not yet beautiful. Hopefully, the Senate will make steeper cuts and truly make it beautiful.” [NY Times, 6/4/25]

Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA): “I publicly stated that this bill was far from good or ready. We got it as far as we could, and if we waited any longer, we risked it getting worse. This bill ensures taxes don’t increase, and without it, they will, which is why I voted for it - with the stipulation that the Senate gets a crack to do the right thing. If it comes back to the House better, great; if not, then I’ll have serious doubts about voting for it.” [Twitter, 6/5/25]

Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA): “So @elonmusk is right to call out House Leadership.  I wish I had a nickel for every time the @freedomcaucus sounded the alarm and nobody listened, only to find out the hard way we were right all along. We expect MASSIVE improvements from the Senate before it gets back to the House.” [Twitter, 6/3/25]

Rep. John Rose (R-TN): “77 million Americans voted for DOGE cuts NOT Washington's wasteful spending.” [Twitter, 6/3/25]

Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX): “We in Congress will hopefully do something we’ve never done, which is actually be fiscally responsible. The Senate’s going to have to improve the House bill.” [Washington Post, 6/6/25]

Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX): “‘I don’t think the bill fully meets the moment,’ he said Tuesday. ‘I clearly would have liked it to go further and was pushing as hard as I can.’” [NOTUS, 6/5/25]

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