Rep. Arrington on Musk: A lot of personal feelings are wrapped up in his spending bill comments

Fiscal Policy & Budget - Achieved historic economic and fiscal reforms, along with the largest investment in border security and national defense [1] - Spending reductions reached $1.5 trillion, twice as much as previous cuts [2] - Annual deficits are at $2 trillion, with a $36 trillion debt [3] - Equalizing hospital and physician group payments for the same procedures could save $150 billion [9] - Holding discretionary spending flat for one year could result in $0.5 trillion in savings [11] Tax Cuts & Revenue - Record revenue was achieved after cutting corporate rates from 36% to 21% [13] - The Senate's budget ran up about $500 billion over the House budget due to making tax cuts permanent [17] - Enhanced tax breaks were provided through increased standard deductions and no tax on tip breaks for seniors [20] Spending & Reforms - There are concerns about taxpayer dollars going to transgender procedures [6] - There is a need to enforce the prohibition on states using fungeable Medicaid dollars for people here illegally [8] - COVID bloat resulted in hundreds of billions of dollars in waste [26]