The Bill in question? H.R.1, passed by the House on May 22. A sprawling $4 trillion mega-package that extends Trump’s 2017 tax cuts, pumps funds into border security, expands defence spending—and raises the debt ceiling to eyewatering new heights. MAGA Republicans call it “historic.” Musk calls it “a disgusting abomination.”
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