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Stephen Miller @StephenM - One of the bigger points of confusion on the BBB is spending vs tax cuts.
The lefty CBO says extending the 2017 tax cuts (preventing their expiration) increases the deficit.
Some critics have seen this figure and claimed or implied the bill increases *spending.*
Even according to CBO, the bill cuts spending over $1.6 trillion.
So when a libertarian (eg Rand) attacks the “deficit” impact of the bill they are attacking the tax cut.
Of course, honestly accounted, extending current tax rates has zero deficit impact which is why the bill, because of its spending cuts, reduces the deficit.
A second major point of confusion is what’s actually in a reconciliation bill. It is not an appropriations bill, or a general budget bill. It provides no funding or authorization for 99%+ of the operations of government. It was written not by appropriators but some of the most conservative members of the House. It has not a single Democrat provision or vote.
The bill has three principal sections: tax cuts, welfare reform, immigration and border security. It is a dream bill.
https://x.com/StephenM/status/1930242667025195048
Stephen Miller @StephenM - The score Rand is citing is the size of the tax cut. The bill slashes spending almost $2 trillion. Also, why doesn’t Rand ever fight this hard to deport illegals?
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Rand Paul @RandPaul
Kentuckians sent me here to fight reckless debt. I will not support a $5T increase to our deficit.
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Stephen Miller @StephenM - Exactly. The only spending change in the bill is a giant spending cut. The entire “deficit” change per the lefty CBO was not expiring the Trump Tax Cut from 2017. Further, because it’s a (party-line) reconciliation bill, no monies are appropriated in the bill to fund government.
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Russ Vought @russvought
OMB just reviewed the new CBO score of the One Big Beautiful bill. It confirms what we knew about the bill at House passage. The bill REDUCES deficits by $1.4 trillion over ten years when you adjust for CBO's one big gimmick--not using a realistic current policy baseline. It includes $1.7 trillion in mandatory savings, the most in history. If you care about deficits and debt, this bill dramatically improves the fiscal picture.
https://x.com/StephenM/status/1930306108645634159
Steve Inman @SteveInmanUIC - No honor among thugs.
https://x.com/SteveInmanUIC/status/1930580313568092338
Steve Inman @SteveInmanUIC - Bully Beatdown Compilation
https://rumble.com/v5ealvf-bully-beatdown-compilation.html
https://x.com/SteveInmanUIC/status/1930579920175996969
Steve Scalise @SteveScalise - Let's be clear about the One, Big Beautiful Bill:
- It delivers on every major part of President Trump's agenda
- It secures our borders and speeds up deportations of violent illegal immigrants
- It prevents a massive tax hike from hitting hardworking families
- It cuts spending in historic ways—that combined with economic growth reduces the deficit
- It unleashes American energy production so we can lower prices and dominate globally again
Most importantly, there are only two proven ways to balance the federal budget: grow the economy and control spending. The One, Big Beautiful Bill does both!
https://x.com/SteveScalise/status/1930010944664392152
Thomas Sowell Quotes @ThomasSowell - Tom Homan on why the Biden administration housed illegal immigrants in hotels instead of ICE detention facilities:
"No one ever talks about it, I'll talk about it."
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https://x.com/ThomasSowell/status/1929650860671619107
Thrilla the Gorilla @ThrillaRilla369 - Did parents in the 70s/80s/90s really allow their kids to roam freely, or is that just a portrayal seen in movies
https://x.com/ThrillaRilla369/status/1929834828125384958
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