Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Projected to Add a Big, Unbeautiful $3.4 Trillion to the National Debt over the Next Decade

Republicans are touting their 'big beautiful bill' to voters. Here's what the law has actually done

A year on, what's known as the One Big Beautiful Bill has produced mixed results. Millions of people have received enhanced tax breaks, while millions are also losing access to federal food aid and health care. More immigrants are being arrested, many deported, some dying during the process.

Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' projected to add a big, unbeautiful $3.4 trillion to the national debt over the next decade

But Americans did get another $350, on average, in their tax refunds this year.

Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ projected to add a big, unbeautiful $3.4 trillion to the national debt over the next decade

Working to keep the majority in Congress, Republicans at the midterm convention in Dallas are showcasing their chief legislative accomplishment — the sweeping package of tax breaks, social service cuts and immigration enforcement that President Donald Trump signed into law. A year on, what’s known as the One Big Beautiful Bill — or, the “Big Ugly Bill,” as Democrats call it — has produced mixed […]