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Republicans split on US credit downgrade as party's tax bill lingers

  • Republican-Controlled Congress advanced a tax bill extending the 2017 tax cuts amid debate over the US credit rating downgrade in May 2025.
  • The bill follows Trump’s 2017 Tax and Jobs Act, which nonpartisan analysts say increased deficits despite claims it would stimulate growth and pay for itself.
  • Key concerns include the bill adding trillions to debt, rising annual deficits projected to reach $2.9 trillion by 2034, and some measures expiring after Trump’s term.
  • Moody’s downgraded the US rating but kept a stable outlook due to monetary policy and reserve currency status, while Treasury Secretary Bessent dismissed the downgrade’s significance.
  • The bill’s passage suggests increased debt burdens and interest costs, testing US fiscal sustainability and potentially affecting the dollar’s reserve currency status longer term.
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New Hampshire Union Leader broke the news in New Hampshire, United States on Friday, May 16, 2025.
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