On July 3, 2025, Mike Collins 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 Georgia 11,000 jobs a year over the next decade.
Collins also voted for House rules that blocked votes on ending the tariff emergencies, one of which passed 216 to 215, and praised the tariffs on X. Executive tariffs have cost Georgia an estimated $20 billion since January 2025.
Mike Collins's Votes and Statements on the Economy and Jobs
- Collins Voted for a Law Projected to Cost 760,000 Jobs by 2030, in 2025. On July 3, 2025, Mike Collins 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, and that the law and related federal energy changes will cost Georgia 11,000 jobs per year on average over the next decade. The Congressional Budget Office found the law would also boost interest rates and thus increase interest costs by $405 billion.
- Collins Voted for House Rules That Blocked Votes on Ending the Tariffs, by Margins of One and Two Votes, in 2025. Mike Collins 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 his 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 Georgia, about 60% of executive tariffs fell on raw materials, parts and equipment that Georgia manufacturers buy.
- Collins Voted to Keep the Canada Tariff Emergency in February 2026. On February 11, 2026, Collins voted no on ending the emergency behind the Canada tariffs; it passed 219 to 211 over his vote, and the Senate did not vote on it. The tariffs stayed until the Supreme Court ruled on February 20, 2026 that IEEPA does not authorize the President to impose tariffs.
- Collins Praised the Tariffs as "Fixing That Imbalance" in April 2025. On April 9, 2025, Collins posted: "Trump understands that America has done a lot of things well. Trade isn't one of them. He's fixing that imbalance." Five days later he posted: "All according to plan. Trust the process, trust the president." Georgia importers have since paid an estimated $1.3 billion in extra tariffs on farm and construction equipment and $2.5 billion on cars and trucks, according to the National Taxpayers Union Foundation.
What Mike Collins's Votes Mean for Jobs and Businesses in Georgia
- Jobs (projection). Energy Innovation projects the law and related federal energy changes will cost Georgia 11,000 jobs per year over the next decade and that Georgia households will pay an additional $34 billion for energy through 2035.
- Tariff costs. Executive tariffs have cost Georgia an estimated $20 billion since January 2025, the fourth-highest total of any state.
Frequently Asked Questions About Mike Collins on Economy and jobs
What is Mike Collins's record on the economy and jobs under Trump?
Mike Collins 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, one of which passed 216 to 215. He praised the tariffs as "fixing that imbalance".
How do the tariffs Mike Collins voted to keep affect Georgia businesses?
Mike Collins voted for the rules that blocked House votes on ending the tariff emergencies, and the National Taxpayers Union Foundation estimates Georgia importers paid $20 billion in executive tariffs from January 2025 through mid-2026, most of it on inputs that manufacturers buy.
What do voters think of the law Mike Collins voted for?
Mike Collins 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