Claudia Grisales

Right. In one word, cost. Musk, as you mentioned, wanted to slash government spending, but he says the GOP bill does the exact opposite. He went as far as sharing a promotional image yesterday on a social media site, X, from the Quentin Tarantino film, Kill Bill. And so he's really trying to get the word out there in the most dramatic ways that this can't happen.

And it's emboldened fiscal conservatives like Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson and He was on our All Things Considered yesterday arguing that Musk is well-respected and defended his efforts to tank the bill.

And it's emboldened fiscal conservatives like Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson and He was on our All Things Considered yesterday arguing that Musk is well-respected and defended his efforts to tank the bill.

And it's emboldened fiscal conservatives like Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson and He was on our All Things Considered yesterday arguing that Musk is well-respected and defended his efforts to tank the bill.

And by his truth, he's one of the senators who early on, even before Musk spoke out, said he wasn't going to support this bill. And he's not alone. There are others, and Senate Republicans have a razor-thin margin, and they can only afford to lose three votes.

And by his truth, he's one of the senators who early on, even before Musk spoke out, said he wasn't going to support this bill. And he's not alone. There are others, and Senate Republicans have a razor-thin margin, and they can only afford to lose three votes.

And by his truth, he's one of the senators who early on, even before Musk spoke out, said he wasn't going to support this bill. And he's not alone. There are others, and Senate Republicans have a razor-thin margin, and they can only afford to lose three votes.

They say the criticisms are flat wrong and that the GOP plan would instead grow the economy and cut spending. A key figure in all of this is Senate Majority Leader John Thune, who, along with other Republican members of the Senate Finance Committee, were at the White House meeting with President Trump yesterday about the bill. He was asked to respond to Musk's remarks.

They say the criticisms are flat wrong and that the GOP plan would instead grow the economy and cut spending. A key figure in all of this is Senate Majority Leader John Thune, who, along with other Republican members of the Senate Finance Committee, were at the White House meeting with President Trump yesterday about the bill. He was asked to respond to Musk's remarks.

They say the criticisms are flat wrong and that the GOP plan would instead grow the economy and cut spending. A key figure in all of this is Senate Majority Leader John Thune, who, along with other Republican members of the Senate Finance Committee, were at the White House meeting with President Trump yesterday about the bill. He was asked to respond to Musk's remarks.

And Thune added there's no turning back at this point. There's too much at stake as this legislation carries the bulk of Trump's domestic agenda.

And Thune added there's no turning back at this point. There's too much at stake as this legislation carries the bulk of Trump's domestic agenda.

And Thune added there's no turning back at this point. There's too much at stake as this legislation carries the bulk of Trump's domestic agenda.

Right. That's the projection. Yesterday, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office scored the current version of the bill that passed the House last month. They found it would add $2.4 trillion to the deficit over the next 10 years. And they said the biggest driver of that deficit is extending a tax cut program passed during Trump's first term.

Right. That's the projection. Yesterday, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office scored the current version of the bill that passed the House last month. They found it would add $2.4 trillion to the deficit over the next 10 years. And they said the biggest driver of that deficit is extending a tax cut program passed during Trump's first term.

Right. That's the projection. Yesterday, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office scored the current version of the bill that passed the House last month. They found it would add $2.4 trillion to the deficit over the next 10 years. And they said the biggest driver of that deficit is extending a tax cut program passed during Trump's first term.

It also includes dramatic cuts to Medicaid as part of a Republican effort to pay for this legislation. But the CBO says even as they force 11 million Americans to lose their health insurance, it falls way short of paying for the bill's price tag.

It also includes dramatic cuts to Medicaid as part of a Republican effort to pay for this legislation. But the CBO says even as they force 11 million Americans to lose their health insurance, it falls way short of paying for the bill's price tag.

It also includes dramatic cuts to Medicaid as part of a Republican effort to pay for this legislation. But the CBO says even as they force 11 million Americans to lose their health insurance, it falls way short of paying for the bill's price tag.

Republicans are saying that the CBO has been wrong before. They also say their numbers fail to account for economic growth they expect to come from the bill. They also say the agency has become politically driven. This is a nonpartisan office, so a reminder of the kind of politicization that even a nonpartisan office can face these days.