Overview

• Rep. Maxwell Frost used his closing testimony to accuse pro-life Republicans of wanting children to be born “only to get shot in the school.”
• Chair Virginia Foxx pounded her gavel, declared Frost had “gone over the cliff” and moved to strike his words from the record.
• Foxx ultimately declined to remove the comment, saying it accurately reflects Frost’s viewpoint and preserving it in the hearing transcript.
• Frost delivered his remarks as the final witness advocating for sustaining health care tax credits for low-income families under President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill.
• After the hearing, Frost posted on X reaffirming that he “meant every word” and lamenting the loss of innocent lives.