On July 3, 2025, Ashley Hinson voted for final passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, after casting one of the votes that passed the House version by a single vote. Energy Innovation projects the law and related federal energy changes will cost Iowa 3,500 jobs a year over the next decade.
Hinson also voted for House rules that blocked votes on ending the tariff emergencies, one of which passed 216 to 215; in 2025 John Deere cut jobs in Waterloo, in her district, saying tariffs contributed to lower demand.
Ashley Hinson's Votes and Statements on the Economy and Jobs
- Hinson Voted for a Law Projected to Cost 760,000 Jobs by 2030, in 2025. On July 3, 2025, Ashley Hinson voted yes on final passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which passed 218 to 214, after casting one of the votes that passed the House version 215 to 214 on May 22. Energy Innovation, an energy policy research firm, projects that under the law's energy provisions workers suffer 760,000 lost jobs by 2030. The Congressional Budget Office found the law would also boost interest rates and thus increase interest costs by $405 billion.
- Hinson Voted for House Rules That Blocked Votes on Ending the Tariffs, by Margins of One and Two Votes, in 2025. Ashley Hinson voted for House rules in March, April and September 2025 that stopped the National Emergencies Act clock on votes to end the tariff emergencies; the April rule passed 216 to 215, so it could not have passed without her vote. That rule said each day during the period from April 9, 2025, through September 30, 2025, shall not constitute a calendar day for that purpose. New York Fed economists found that nearly 90 percent of the tariffs' economic burden fell on U.S. firms and consumers in 2025. In Iowa, John Deere laid off 101 workers in Waterloo and 40 in Des Moines in 2025, and the company said tariffs contributed to lower demand for tractors and other farm equipment.
- Hinson Voted to Keep the Canada Tariff Emergency in February 2026. On February 11, 2026, Hinson voted no on ending the emergency behind the Canada tariffs; it passed 219 to 211 over her vote, and the Senate never voted on it. Canada was the second leading agricultural trade partner of the U.S. in 2024.
- Hinson Called the Law's Energy Changes "Transformational Legislation" in August 2025. On August 28, 2025, Hinson said of the energy provisions of the law: "This is transformational legislation," the Gazette reported, and called it "a new golden era of energy dominance". Under the law, wind and solar facilities placed in service after Dec. 31, 2027 will lose eligibility for these credits, in a state where nearly 60 percent of the energy generated in Iowa is produced by wind. Energy Innovation projects the law and related federal energy changes will cost Iowa’s economy 3,500 jobs per year on average over the next decade.
- Hinson Asked Farmers for Patience on the China Trade War in September 2025. On September 29, 2025, as China bought no U.S. soybeans, Hinson told reporters that "restoring our dominance and the global order when it comes to fair trade does not just happen overnight". The Daily Iowan reported that China has not imported a single bushel of U.S. soybeans since May 2025, and Iowa soybean export sales were off nearly 34% from a year earlier.
What Ashley Hinson's Votes Mean for Jobs in Iowa
- Energy bills (projection). Energy Innovation projects the federal energy changes, led by the law, mean Iowa households will pay an additional $11 billion for energy through 2035.
- Factory layoffs. John Deere's Waterloo plant, in Iowa's 2nd District (Black Hawk County), lost 101 jobs in the 2025 layoffs, which the company said tariffs contributed to.
Frequently Asked Questions About Ashley Hinson on Economy and jobs
What is Ashley Hinson's record on the economy and jobs under Trump?
Ashley Hinson voted for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act on July 3, 2025, which Energy Innovation projects costs 760,000 jobs by 2030, and for House rules that blocked votes on ending the tariff emergencies. She called the law's energy changes "transformational legislation" even as they end credits that support Iowa's wind industry.
Did the tariffs Ashley Hinson voted to keep cost Iowa jobs?
Ashley Hinson voted for the rules that blocked House votes on ending the tariff emergencies, and in 2025 John Deere cut jobs in Waterloo and Des Moines, saying tariffs contributed to lower demand for farm equipment. Deere's Waterloo plant is in Hinson's district, which includes Black Hawk County.
What do voters think of the law Ashley Hinson voted for?
Ashley Hinson voted for the law on July 3, 2025, and in a July 2026 survey by Navigator Research, a Democratic-aligned pollster, 60% of Americans nationwide believe the Republican budget has made their costs go up.
Last updated: 2026-10-25