H.R. 1, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” is misleading in name. It marks the U.S. federal government’s deliberate rejection of the basic pillars that support strong communities: access to food, healthcare, economic opportunity, and responsible stewardship of our environment. We call on Congress to honor the Light within all of God’s creation and reject this path.
The bill proposes the largest reduction to nutrition assistance in the nation’s history, punishing parents already navigating low wages, rising costs, and childcare gaps. Instead of relief, it offers a maze of bureaucratic red tape—just to feed their children. An estimated three million adults would lose this critical lifeline, and one million children would face a greater risk of hunger. And yet the bill offers nothing to ease the burden of working families.
It rips health care from nearly 14 million people—many just above the poverty line, many already managing chronic illness. And the bill’s tax provisions favor those already thriving. Major investments indulge the war industry. Everyday people will shoulder the consequences.
In times like these, we are reminded of the wisdom in Proverbs 31:9 to prioritize the wellbeing of those in need: “Speak out; judge righteously; defend the rights of the poor and needy.”
Poverty is a calculated public policy decision. In times like these, we are reminded of the wisdom in Proverbs 31:9 to prioritize the wellbeing of those in need: “Speak out; judge righteously; defend the rights of the poor and needy.” Congress must return to this principle.
H.R. 1 sabotages clean energy investment, removing vital funding for next-generation technology and accelerating environmental degradation. In preparation for this bill’s economic toll, companies are already rolling back announced jobs and investments around the country. This promises rising energy costs and lost jobs for families already forced to choose between food and electricity.
The offenses continue as the bill chips away at what little safety remains for immigrants, asylum seekers, unaccompanied minors, and survivors of violence—people who already live close to the margins of society’s compassion. Worse, it has little regard for due process, state rights, or the sacredness of human lives.
This is not justice. This is not mercy. This is not the work of a moral people. It is short-sighted gain at the expense of long-term national strength.
This is not justice. This is not mercy. This is not the work of a moral people.
As the bill moves to the Senate, we urge federal legislators to stand with American families. We’ll keep holding the federal government to a higher standard to renew its care for the vulnerable: the sick, the poor, the persecuted, and the planet we all call home.
Meeting this collective responsibility has never weakened America. It is what has made us strong.
