Rep. Lloyd Smucker (R-11) He expressed optimism that President Donald Trump “One great beautiful bill” (BBB) ​​will be adopted by the Senate and on the president’s desk until July 4.
A representative of Lancaster/York was talking RJ Harris on Morning program of the sender And he said he believes that the bill has a high momentum.
“You know, people did not believe that many people did not believe that we would be able to convey it at home until the day of memory,” said Smucker. “It was a goal (Speaker Mike JohnsonR-la.) He set off a few months ago and many doubted that we were able to do it, but we saw amazing leadership from the speaker to bring us to this point, and I think it would outrug us. You see a large rush in this bill. I think it’s great for America, great for the American people and I think we’ll do it until July 4 “
Smucker has been asked about criticism in the last two days Elon Musk and also Rep. Scott Perry (R-10) on the account.
“I think Elon Musk, what he says, his voice is important here,” said Smucker. “I appreciated what he does through the dog (the performance of the government department). Many times we have an unbalanced trajectory of the fiscal path, which will not end well if we do not find ways to reduce federal expenses and reduce debt, and Musk talked about it. This is one of the reasons why he was ready to spend time on a bait to find a waste and a fraud in rule.”
Perry proclaims loudly about the desire for more cuts in BBB, but he still voted for the package as a sign of support for the president.
Perry is now in favor of the president’s resignation package, which would cause financing already assigned by Congress at USAID, as well as NPR and PBS, which will save about $ 9.4 billion.
“Scott and I worked very closely together to include in this bill, which we considered very, very important cuts of expenses or reduction of expenses that are expected over the next 10 years to ensure a neutral deficit of bills,” noted Smucker. “The last thing we want to do is add to the debt.”
The impartial Congress Budget Office (CBO) reported after the release of the house project Will leave 10.9 million uninsured Americans and add $ 2.4 trillion to domestic debt.
BBB covers about $ 3.75 trillion of tax reductions – expanding the expiry of individual tax breaks in 2017 and temporarily adding fresh ones that Trump conducted, including without taxes on the tips.
“According to Elon Musk, this act is” a disgusting abomination, “said representative Brendan Boyle from Pennsylvania, the highest democrat in the House budget committee, enlivening the criticism of the package of former Trump advisor.
Smucker counted the statement that the bill would ensure a reduction in expenses by $ 1.7 trillion over 10 years.
“This is a great first step, and then we have to follow a reduction in discretionary expenses,” he added. “We will enter the appropriation process. And so for those who suggest that this bill is not doing enough to reduce debt, I agree with this, but it is really, a really important first step. We will have to take many other steps to ensure that we will change our tax trajectory.”
The fifth Congresmen said that the alternative is not the opinion of BBB is “the greatest increase in tax in history.”
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Smucker also questioned democratic conversation points that BBB is a reduction in billionaire taxes at the expense of everyday working Americans.
“It’s not true,” he said. “You look at the results of the Act on tax reductions and jobs, this brought benefits to the Americans at lower income levels more as a percentage of their income, more than at a higher level, more than millionaires and billionaires, about whom they like to talk. But the real success was that he put money in all, but also increased wages.
“Everyone who says that our tax code is not progressing is simply incorrect. It is the most progressive system of every country, around the world. And what I mean by the rich, at higher levels of income, pay most of their income than those at lower levels of income. This is how our tax system works.”
