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Russell Vought: “The bill won't increase the debt. It will lead to deficit.”

Featuring: Russell Vought, Director, U.S. Office of Management and Budget | National

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Published June 4, 2025 | Video Starts at 04:13

The CBO disagrees with your analysis. Yale And Penn said 13.7 million people will lose health insurance. You also said this won't increase the debt. Is that correct? The bill won't increase the debt. It will lead to deficit. So there. The Cato Institute disagrees with you. Moody's disagrees. The CBO disagrees. Senator Hawley and Senator Rand and Senator Collins disagree. Elon Musk disagrees. Virtually everyone on this side of the aisle. (04:13–04:18)

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Asserts that the bill will not increase the national debt but will lead to a deficit.

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