Speaker: Critics Wrong, Bill Will ‘Reduce the Deficit,’ Not Raise It

The liberal media, suddenly concerned about spending and deficits with the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBB), is missing the boat on what President Donald Trump’s tax cut and spending program will do for U.S. revenues, House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., argued Sunday.

“The One Big Beautiful Bill is a big first step to provide relief for the American people, to give everybody more take home pay, more money in their pocket, and to change the trajectory of the country,” Johnson told NBC News’ “Meet the Press.”

“And again, it’s the first of a number of steps. And President Trump is committed to doing this.”

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