Jon Husted and the One Big Beautiful Bill: His Yes Vote, Ohio Medicaid Losses, and SNAP Cuts
Jon Husted cast one of the 50 Senate votes for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act on July 1, 2025, a law projected to take $33 billion in federal Medicaid funds from Ohio over a decade, a 13 percent cut that a KFF expert said will push 340,000 Ohioans off Medicaid and marketplace coverage. The Senate passed it 51-50 with the vice president breaking the tie.
Before final passage, the Ohio senator voted for both budget resolutions that set up the bill, then voted against motions and amendments on rural hospitals, Medicaid, SNAP and ACA tax credits during the June 30 to July 1 vote-a-rama. Afterward he called it “the most pro-family, working-class bill of the 21st century” and said that “it’s not by cutting benefits off anyone”.
Jon Husted's Votes on the One Big Beautiful Bill, in Order
- Husted Voted for the First Budget Resolution in February 2025. On February 21, 2025, Jon Husted voted yes on S. Con. Res. 7, the Senate budget resolution, which passed 52-48. That night he also voted against an amendment to strike instructions requiring cuts to programs for rural Americans and food assistance, which failed 47-53.
- Husted Voted for the Budget Resolution That Opened the Door to $880 Billion in Medicaid Cuts. On April 5, 2025, Husted voted against the Wyden amendment to strike the House Energy and Commerce instruction that, per the Senate floor log, called for cutting $880 billion from Medicaid; it failed 49-50. He then voted for H. Con. Res. 14, which passed 51-48.
- Husted Voted to Bring the Bill to the Floor. On June 28, 2025, Husted voted for the motion to proceed, which carried 51-49.
- Husted Voted Against the Rural Hospitals Motion. On June 30, 2025, Husted voted no on the Markey motion to commit on rural hospitals, which failed 49-51.
- Husted Voted to Push Past the SNAP Unfunded Mandate Objection. The same day, Husted voted to waive the Budget Act against the Klobuchar point of order that the bill imposed an unfunded mandate on states over SNAP benefits; the waiver passed 51-48. He then voted against the Wyden motion on Medicaid (47-53) and the Luján motion on SNAP (49-51).
- Husted Voted Against Extending the ACA Tax Credits. Husted voted against waiving the Budget Act for Ossoff amendment 2696, which would have extended the enhanced premium tax credits paid for by a higher tax rate on incomes over $10 million; the motion failed 47-53.
- Husted Voted to Keep the Limits on Medicaid Payments. On July 1, 2025, Husted voted against Kim amendment 2817 to strike the bill’s limits on certain Medicaid payments (48-52), and against the Sanders amendment to cut Medicare drug prices and add dental, vision and hearing coverage (47-53).
- Husted Voted for Final Passage. Husted then voted yes on final passage. In a June 29 interview he defended the bill's Medicaid changes, saying they mean “you’re going to have to work in return for those benefits now”.
What the One Big Beautiful Bill That Jon Husted Backed Means for Ohio
- 340,000 Ohioans are projected to lose health coverage. KFF's Jennifer Tolbert told a Health Policy Institute of Ohio panel that the law will push 340,000 Ohioans off Medicaid and marketplace coverage, 290,000 of them because of the Medicaid changes. People who lose coverage still get sick, and Ohio emergency doctors warn the uncompensated care will mean longer waits and staff cuts across hospitals.
- Ohio economists say the Medicaid cuts will drag on the whole state economy. In a Scioto Analysis survey, 19 of 20 Ohio economists said the Medicaid cuts would have significant economic effects beyond lost coverage, with one warning that rural hospitals may close and take health care jobs with them.
- 98,000 Ohioans are projected to lose food benefits. The law's SNAP changes are projected to cost 98,000 Ohioans their food benefits and take $416 million from Ohio over 10 years, according to estimates cited by Spectrum News.
- Medicare patients will pay more for some orphan drugs. The law's orphan drug change will add $8.8 billion in Medicare spending and raise costs for beneficiaries who take those medicines, KFF reports.
- Social Security and Medicare trust funds run short sooner. CBPP reports the law's tax changes cut taxation of Social Security benefits by about $30 billion a year, enough to move the insolvency of the retirement and Medicare hospital trust funds to 2032, a year sooner.
Frequently Asked Questions Jon Husted on One Big Beautiful Bill
What is Jon Husted's record on the One Big Beautiful Bill under Trump?
Jon Husted voted for both budget resolutions behind the bill, for the motion to proceed, and for final passage on July 1, 2025. Along the way he voted against motions on rural hospitals, Medicaid and SNAP, and against extending ACA tax credits. A KFF expert estimates the law will push 340,000 Ohioans off their coverage.
Did Jon Husted say the bill would not cut Medicaid benefits?
Jon Husted said on July 2, 2025 that savings would come from work and immigration changes, “but it’s not by cutting benefits off anyone”. KFF's estimate cited in Ohio puts 290,000 Ohioans off coverage because of the Medicaid changes.
How did Jon Husted vote on rural hospitals in the One Big Beautiful Bill?
Jon Husted voted against the Markey motion on rural hospitals on June 30, 2025 and against striking the limits on certain Medicaid payments on July 1, 2025. One Ohio economist surveyed in August warned that rural hospitals may be forced to close.
How does Jon Husted describe the One Big Beautiful Bill?
Jon Husted told the Akron Roundtable in August 2025 that it is “the most pro-family, working-class bill of the 21st century”. The same law is projected to cost 98,000 Ohioans their SNAP benefits.
Last updated: 2026-10-28