共和党巨额法案移交参议院,但兰德·保罗表示“算数根本不对”。
GOP Megabill Moves To The Senate, But Rand Paul Says 'Math Doesn't Really Add Up'

原始链接: https://www.zerohedge.com/political/gop-megabill-moves-senate-rand-paul-says-math-doesnt-really-add

《一项宏大而美好的法案》(One Big Beautiful Bill Act)在参议院面临艰难的投票,共和党内的财政保守派,包括参议员兰德·保罗和罗恩·约翰逊,威胁要阻挠其通过。保罗反对该法案提高债务上限的条款,要求将其删除;约翰逊则认为该法案“完全不可持续”,要求就此举行听证会,并主张恢复疫情前的支出水平。他们声称至少还有另外两名参议员计划抵制该法案。 国会预算办公室(CBO)的分析估计,该法案的税收条款,包括延长特朗普2017年减税措施,将在未来十年内使赤字增加3.8万亿美元。这招致了包括杰米·戴蒙和埃隆·马斯克在内人士的批评,戴蒙预测债券市场将出现“危机”。 特朗普总统警告保罗,反对该法案将有利于民主党,并可能导致美国债务违约。尽管面临特朗普的压力,约翰逊坚称他的忠诚在于美国人民,反对将未来几代人的利益抵押。该法案的命运取决于能否争取到足够的共和党选票,因为参议院多数党领袖约翰·图恩由于和解程序的限制,最多只能失去三位本党成员的支持。


原文

The narrowly passed "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" makes its way to the Senate this week, where it faces a handful of GOP spending hawks who say it's far too expensive to pass. 

One holdout, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY), said that he would support the bill if the debt ceiling hike was removed - telling CBS' Face the Nation host Margaret Brennan that he and three other GOP senators will hold out against the bill unless it's modified.

"I think there are four of us at this point, and I would be very surprised if the bill at least is not modified in a good direction," said Paul. "I want the tax cuts to be permanent. But at the same time, I don't wanna raise the debt ceiling five trillion," he continued, adding "The GOP will own the debt once they vote for this."

According to Paul, there are more holdouts... 

"I think there are four of us at this point, and I would be very surprised if the bill at least is not modified in a good direction," he told CBS News

On Saturday, President Donald Trump warned Paul that he would be "playing into the hands of the Democrats" if he votes against he bill.

"If Senator Rand Paul votes against our Great, Big, Beautiful Bill, he is voting for, along with the Radical Left Democrats, a 68% Tax Increase and, perhaps even more importantly, a first time ever default on U.S. Debt," Trump wrote on Truth social Saturday afternoon. 

"Rand will be playing right into the hands of the Democrats, and the GREAT people of Kentucky will never forgive him! The GROWTH we are experiencing, plus some cost cutting later on, will solve ALL problems. America will be greater than ever before!" 

The bill will move through Congress under a budget process known as reconciliation, which allows Senate Republicans to pass legislation with a simple majority vs. the a 60-vote threshold. While this would normally allow the GOP-controlled Senate to pass legislation without any support from Democratic lawmakers, Sen. Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) can only afford to lose three members of his party. 

In addition to Rand Paul, Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) told Fox News that the bill was "completely unsustainable," and he plans to hold a hearing on it before a full Senate vote. 

A Congressional Budget Office (CBO) analysis of the bill's tax provisions concluded that the package's tax provisions - which include an extension of President Trump's 2017 tax cuts - would raise the deficit by an estimated $3.8 trillion over the next decade - something both JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon and billionaire Elon Musk have spoken out about, with Dimon predicting a "crisis" in the bond market from undermining public confidence. 

According to Sen. Johnson, "I agree with Jamie Dimon here," adding that he wants to return spending to pre-pandemic levels and break the House bill into two separate Senate bills. 

When asked if he was willing to 'blow up' the Trump agenda, Johnson said "My loyalty is to the American people, to my kids and grandkids," adding "We cannot continue to mortgage their future."

 

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