As President Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” makes its way through the Senate, U.S. Sens. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) and Katie Britt (R-Montgomery) are giving their respective opinions on the merits of the legislation.
The 1,000-page bill passed by a vote of 215-214 in the House, with every Republican in Alabama’s delegation voting in favor of the measure. The bill extends the 2017 tax cuts while adding no tax on tips and no tax on overtime pay. The legislation also adds work requirements for Medicaid benefits, increases spending for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and brings back the State and Local Income Tax (SALT) deduction.
Now that the legislation is being debated in the Senate, deficit hawks like Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) say they can’t support adding $4 trillion to the debt ceiling.
Tuberville also has doubts about the bill because it could add to the national debt, telling Alabama Daily News that he’s a “maybe” as of right now.
“There’s going to be a lot of changes to it,” Tuberville explained. “So if they change something I don’t like, I can’t tell you, I’m gonna vote for it, and then all of a sudden I am or I am not, you know?”
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Britt, on the other hand, has been very supportive of the bill, pointing out that large tax hikes will happen if it isn’t passed.
“I think Republicans are united in the cause of getting this done,” Britt said on the Fox News Rundown podcast. “I think our priority is that hard-working families don’t face the largest tax increase in American history. If we do not do our job here, Americans will face a tax increase of over $4 trillion, and for Alabamians, that means about $2,000 extra a year of their hard-earned dollars that they would have to give back to the federal government.”
Republicans are united in our goal of getting a reconciliation bill done and to President Trump’s desk. We’re working hard to ensure Americans don’t face the largest tax increase in our nation’s history. pic.twitter.com/XDrQAwkcsL
— Senator Katie Boyd Britt (@SenKatieBritt) June 3, 2025
Britt also said legislators are focused on dealing with the problem of the national debt.
“We’re going to work diligently to make sure that we are aligned on cutting spending,” she added. “We’re seeing what’s happening. We’re looking at over $37 trillion in debt. We know that’s not only fiscally irresponsible, but that is morally irresponsible.”
Yaffee is a contributing writer to Yellowhammer News and hosts “The Yaffee Program” weekdays 9-11 a.m. on WVNN. You can follow him on X @Yaffee
