Checking the Math on White House, GOP Claims About ‘Big Beautiful Bill’

Checking the math on White House, GOP claims about ‘Big Beautiful Bill’

By Alan Jaffe Multiple independent analyses say the recently passed House reconciliation bill — even with its deep spending cuts in some areas — would add trillions of dollars to the federal deficit over 10 years. Those analyses contradict Republican lawmakers who have downplayed the net cost of the bill and White House claims that it wouldn’t increase the deficit at all. The House passed HR 1, dubbed the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” on May 22 …

Checking the Math on White House, GOP Claims About 'Big Beautiful Bill'

Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Multiple independent analyses say the recently passed House reconciliation bill  — even with its deep spending cuts in some areas — would add trillions of dollars to the federal deficit over 10 years. Those analyses contradict Republican lawmakers who have downplayed the net cost of the bill and White House claims that it wouldn’t increase the deficit at all. The House passed H.R. 1…