Outgoing Rep. Chip Roy Says GOP Has 'Delivered Significantly' but Must 'Finish the Job'
Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, who lost his attorney general primary runoff and will leave the House when his term expires, told Fox News Digital that Republicans have achieved major policy wins but need a unified vision to hold Congress in November.
Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, who lost the Lone Star State GOP attorney general primary runoff in May and will depart the U.S. House of Representatives when his current term expires, said Republicans have «delivered significantly» but «need to finish the job.»
In an interview with Fox News Digital on Wednesday, Roy pointed to the tax provisions in the «Big Beautiful Bill» signed by President Donald Trump last year as a key achievement that has been obscured by political noise. «Well, we've done so much that frankly, it kinda gets lost in a lot of the noise,» Roy said.
The Texan described the nation's border as the «biggest example» of Republican success, saying that «we've literally shut down the flow across the border» through law enforcement. He also cited the passage of the «Laken Riley Act,» named after the 22-year-old woman murdered in 2024 by Jose Ibarra, a man who, according to a 2024 statement by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, had previously been arrested by U.S. Customs and Border Protection after illegally entering the country but was paroled and released for further processing.
Despite those accomplishments, Roy acknowledged that Republicans have not done everything they should. «Have we done everything we should do? No,» he said, claiming that «Congress has fallen short» on some of its responsibilities. He added that the party «need[s] to unite with a singular vision about where we wanna take the country if we wanna be... rewarded in November... and then frankly looking ahead to 2028.»
Roy still believes the GOP could potentially retain its majorities in both congressional chambers during the midterms. «I think right now Republicans are staring at barely holding onto the Senate and slightly losing the house, but I still think we can win the house,» he said.
The House is now only scheduled to work for several days next week before a lengthy break until after the Nov. 3 elections. Roy indicated that Republicans should get back to work after the midterms «to do our part to finish the job.» «Obviously I'm not campaigning. So I'm thinking a lot about what we could do with another reconciliation package or what we might be able to do in the lame duck or in January, when I'm not in office,» he noted.
In a Sunday post on X, Roy wrote, «Government does not fund anything. It takes money from people under force of law and distributes it to other people very inefficiently and usually tyrannically. Child care is unaffordable because government (& corporate cronyism) has made life unaffordable. Stay out.» The New York Times reported last week that the Trump administration is moving to enable some married people with a stay-at-home parent situation to receive a childcare subsidy from a federal program meant to help parents who work. The proposal «creates the option for a new category of care, parent-based child care, that will allow one married parent to receive C.C.D.F. [Child Care and Development Fund] assistance to care for their own child, while a spouse works at least 35 hours per week,» the outlet reported, citing a draft document.
Roy said during the Wednesday interview, «I just don't believe that it's good for the human soul to have the government coming in with a grant and making you dependent on government. I just don't philosophically think that that's freedom. I think freedom, non-dependence, independence is what makes America great.» A White House official said in a statement provided to Fox News Digital on Thursday that the Trump administration «has not announced any such proposal. Until and unless it does, any discussion about potential policies is baseless speculation.»
As for whether he has any interest in ever running for office again, Roy said the matter is «up to God» and to Texans, adding that he has «a calling for service» and his current focus is on attempting to «solve the big problems for» Americans.
