House Freedom Caucus: How We're Delivering For Taxpayers in July 2025
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The House Freedom Caucus (HFC) accomplished some of its most effective work during July 2025. Hard work, attention to detail, and tough negotiations yielded significant improvements to two of the major initiatives in Congress throughout 2025: the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB); and the three digital asset-related bills—GENIUS, CLARITY, and the anti-Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) Currency Surveillance State Acts.
These victories didn't come easy. They were the product of late nights, relentless scrutiny of legislative text, and a refusal to cave to the laissez-faire, "go along to get along" mentality that has driven Washington towards a fiscal and constitutional crisis. The Freedom Caucus' mission has never been about making headlines—it's about protecting taxpayers and defending liberty, even when it means standing alone.
Significant savings in the ever-growing federal spending appetite were enacted in the OBBB through sustained work by the HFC and other fiscal hawks. By applying relentless pressure, providing education to the public, and offering alternative solutions, the HFC helped secure significant savings for the American people in the final piece of legislation.
The stakes couldn't be higher. The national debt now stands at a staggering $37 trillion and is rising by nearly $2 trillion annually. Without a decisive course correction, it's projected to soar past $50 trillion in the coming years—crippling future generations with crushing interest payments, stifling economic growth, and leaving America vulnerable to foreign adversaries who hold our debt.
Washington elites might dismiss those warnings, but the Freedom Caucus understands what every American already knows: you can't spend your way into prosperity. The victories in the OBBB aren't just numbers on a ledger; they're a down payment on protecting the financial future of our children and grandchildren.
WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 21: Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) (C), accompanied by Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA) (L), Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-GA) (2nd-L), Rep. Eric Burlison (R-MO) (4th-R), House Freedom Caucus chair Rep. Andy Harris (R-MD)...
WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 21: Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) (C), accompanied by Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA) (L), Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-GA) (2nd-L), Rep. Eric Burlison (R-MO) (4th-R), House Freedom Caucus chair Rep. Andy Harris (R-MD) (3rd-R), Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC) (2nd-R) and Rep. Clay Higgins (R-LA) (R), speaks about the ongoing negotiations between House leadership, the White House and the House Freedom Caucus on the "One, Big, Beautiful Bill" at the U.S. Capitol Building on May 21, 2025 in Washington, DC. MoreEqually important is the fight to stop the federal government from implementing a Central Bank Digital Currency. The Freedom Caucus sounded the alarm for months: a CBDC would not kill or bury the surveillance state, but crown it king, giving the government complete visibility and control over your personal finances.
This is not a theoretical threat. The Boston Federal Reserve is already testing CBDC programs, and the examples of abuse are everywhere: China's social credit system, which punishes citizens for political dissent, and Canada freezing of truckers' bank accounts in 2022 for protesting vaccine mandates. Once a CBDC is enacted, those same tools could be used here at home, and no amount of political spin can disguise it as anything other than a direct assault on personal liberty.
The anti-CBDC legislation advanced this month is a critical first step in putting up a firewall against this encroachment. Much work remains, but thanks to the Freedom Caucus and its allies, the conversation has shifted, and the American people are gaining awareness of the threats to their personal liberty.
The lesson of July 2025 is clear: details matter. Large, complex, thousand-page bills often hide provisions that aren't just wasteful, but dangerous to the very foundation of our republic. Without legislators willing to read the fine print, fight for amendments, and push back against leadership, when necessary, those threats sail through unnoticed.
The House Freedom Caucus has never been interested in cocktail party invitations or glowing words from the liberal media. Its members are interested in results—results that protect taxpayers, defend freedom, and keep government within its constitutional bounds.
July provided proof that a committed minority can make a difference. The wins in the OBBB and the digital asset bills are not the end of the fight, but they're important victories in the broader battle for limited government and individual liberty.
Our nation is better off today because a handful of lawmakers had the courage to stand firm, dig deep, and refuse to rubber-stamp flawed policies. That's what principled leadership looks like, and that's what the American People deserve.
Freedom Caucus Members Chip Roy, Scott Perry, Keith Self, Lauren Boebert, Michael Cloud, Eric Burlison, Clay Higgins, Andrew Clyde, Andy Ogles, and Chairman Andy Harris, M.D. contributed to this article.
The views expressed in this article are the writers' own.
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