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Steny Hoyer: “It was not just a $3.5 trillion tax bill in the big bad…”

Featuring: Steny Hoyer, Democratic | U.S. House Maryland, 5th Congressional District

Hoyer: This is Complete and Utter Disorder and Undermining of the Appropriations Process

Published June 10, 2026 | Video Starts at 04:38

The national debt apparently does not have any relationship to ice, CBP, or the Department of Defense. Excuse me. It was not just a $3.5 trillion tax bill in the big bad bill. It was according to dynamic scoring, $4.7 trillion. Don't talk to me about the debt going up. I'm concerned about that. But when you don't, when you pass these pieces of legislation and don't pay for them, it's … (04:38–04:57)

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Asserts that the tax bill was $4.7 trillion according to dynamic scoring, not just $3.5 trillion.

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