Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, told Newsmax on Thursday that he is pushing to get the Big Beautiful Bill across the finish line before the July 4 deadline.

Arrington said he hopes the Senate is modest in its changes considering the slim margins in the House of Representatives.

“You certainly have to thread the needle,” Arrington said on “American Agenda.” “The balance we struck in the House is very delicate. There are ways to make this more fiscally responsible. There’s more meat on the bone for savings and Medicaid. And I could go through a long list. But at the end of the day, we got to get the votes right, and we’ve got to push it over the line to the president’s desk and sooner rather than later, because of the debt limit clock. There’s a lot at stake here. Failure is not an option.”

Read more at Newsmax© 2025 Newsmax. All rights reserved.