Last November, the American people gave President Trump and Republicans a mandate for change. We listened to the American people’s stories of near-constant financial stress, of challenges facing farmers and ranchers, and concerns about the crisis at the southern border. Republicans promised to address these challenges, and I’m proud to report that we’ve delivered with the One Big Beautiful Bill.

Republicans want people to keep more of their hard-earned money. So, the centerpiece of this bill is permanent tax relief. Without action from Congress, South Dakotans would have faced a $2,500 tax hike next year. So, Republicans got to work and made permanent the lower tax rates enacted during the first Trump administration, raised the child tax credit to $2,200, increased the standard deduction, and created a bonus deduction for seniors. We also eliminated taxes on tips and overtime pay, and the permanent pro-growth tax policies in this bill will help get our economy moving again, creating jobs and growing paychecks.

Farmers and ranchers can also breathe a sigh of relief with this bill. The One Big Beautiful Bill raises reference prices and bolsters crop insurance. It improves livestock programs and invests in disease prevention and preparedness efforts. Tax relief in this bill also provides farmers and ranchers with more breathing room in their operating budgets and will help them to make investments in their operations. And a higher threshold for the death tax exemption will protect a lot more farms and ranches from this fundamentally flawed tax and the costly estate planning that comes with it.

This bill also made a generational investment in America’s border security. After years of crisis, President Trump swiftly restored order to the southern border. Now with the resources in this bill, we’ll be able to secure those gains for the long term. It includes funding to finish the border wall, hire more Border Patrol and ICE agents, and builds capacity to assist in deporting criminal illegal immigrants. Border security is an essential component of national security, and this bill makes permanent improvements to our immigration system and border enforcement that will help secure our nation for years to come.

The American people spoke with a clear voice in November: it was time to turn the page on the failures of the last four years. With the One Big Beautiful Bill, we’re doing that. We’re getting our economy moving again, strengthening American agriculture, and securing the border for the long term. There’s still more work to do, but this is a big step toward delivering on our promise of a safer, stronger, and more prosperous America.