'Garbage': Texas Republican directly calls Trump's bluff in standoff over budget bill

Rep. Chip Roy (R–Texas), who serves on the House Rules Committee, issued a scathing critique Tuesday of the Senate’s version of President Donald Trump’s “Big, Beautiful Bill,” labeling it “garbage.”

He told Politico that the chances of the bill being passed is "hell of a lot lower than they were even 48 hours ago.”

Roy also criticized members of Trump’s team who defended the bill’s fiscal integrity — apparently targeting White House Budget Director Russ Vought and Vice President JD Vance.

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“That is garbage,” said Roy, who serves on the House Rules Committee. He argued that the Senate’s proposal breaks the budget framework that House conservatives struck earlier this year, especially once interest costs are included.

“I don’t think it’s close, especially if you add interest," he said.

Earlier Tuesday, Roy accused the Senate of reverting to “swamp” tactics by diluting earlier reforms achieved in the House version. In an appearance on Fox News, he reiterated that without hard caps on spending, key economic indicators — from inflation to housing — and financial confidence (including bond‑market stability) would suffer.

“For example, to water down the termination of the Green New Scam significantly. … I believe that they are massively watering down what we did to deliver for the president on the Green New Scam. This is the Senate doing swamp things.”

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Roy's promise to vote no is notably in direct defiance of Trump's veiled threat to House Republicans, saying they would be "very wise" to pass it as-is, or else they would "suffer the consequences."

Meanwhile, Rep. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) is also opposed to advancing the bill out of the Rules Committee in light of the Senate's changes, per Politico. However, Republican leaders maintained on Tuesday morning that advancing the Senate’s version of the bill to the House floor would proceed smoothly, despite significant dissent.