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Mike Johnson: “No government in the history of mankind has ever cut $1.6…”

Featuring: Mike Johnson, Republican | Speaker of the United States House of Representatives | National

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Mike Johnson Discusses Elon Musk's Opposition to the 'Big Beautiful Bill' and Its Impact on Midterms

Published | Video Starts at 00:45

It can't be big and beautiful. And I started the conversation. Oh, yes, it can, my friend. It's very beautiful. So we talked about all the record level of savings, my friends. No government in the history of mankind has ever cut $1.6 trillion in a piece of legislation. We're doing that here. I mean, the extraordinary level of savings and the historic level of tax cuts at the same time and all these great policy prescriptions. (00:45–00:51)

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Asserts that the current legislation cuts $1.6 trillion, an unprecedented amount.

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