White House defends legislation despite CBO analysis saying package increases deficit by $3.4T
The White House is sticking by its so-called "big, beautiful" legislation despite a Congressional Budget Office (CBO) analysis stating the legislative package increases the federal deficit by about $3.4 trillion.
"This bill was a great bill for the American people. It was the largest tax cut for middle and working class families in our nation's history, and the president wants to see this country get our fiscal house in order," White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters, not addressing Monday's CBO analysis.
Calling it a "fiscally responsible bill," Leavitt also attempted to argue that Trump's steep tariff policy would help offset the country's deficit, despite the uncertainty of Trump's trade policy.

"That's why this was a fiscally responsible bill, one of the most fiscally conservative pieces of legislation for its size that has ever crossed through Capitol Hill and the President wants to cut our deficit," Leavitt said.
-ABC News' Lalee Ibssa






