Rep. Jason Smith (R-MO) sowed doubt in the Congressional Budget Office’s reports of the “big, beautiful bill” adding trillions of added debt due to the office’s track record of “crazy numbers.”
The CBO issued its latest report on the One Big Beautiful Bill in the days before the Senate passed the bill, where it ultimately saw some changes before it was also passed in the House and signed into law. At first, the CBO reported the House’s version of the bill would add $6 trillion to the debt while the Senate version was projected to add $3.3 trillion.
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