Vice President J.D. Vance championed Republicans’ “Big Beautiful Bill” during a Thursday stop at an industrial refrigeration plant, pushing back against criticism of Medicaid cuts by arguing the bill protects benefits for American citizens while denying access to illegal immigrants.

Vice President JD Vance has been promoting President Donald Trump's new tax cuts and spending bill in swing-state Georgia.

The vice president spoke about the administration's domestic agenda enacted in a sweeping bill last month that will shift resources from social safety programs to immigration enforcement and tax cuts.