Overview

• Sen. Rand Paul has vowed to oppose the Senate’s consideration of the GOP mega bill because it raises the debt ceiling by $4 trillion.
• The House-passed package pairs $150 billion in new defense spending with $150 billion for border security and proposes $1.3 trillion in spending cuts alongside $3.7 trillion in revenue reductions over 10 years.
• The Congressional Budget Office projects the legislation will add $2.4 trillion to the national debt over the next decade.
• Paul accused Sen. Lindsey Graham of using the bill to “secretly explode” Pentagon spending caps and likened Congress to “drunken teenagers” for its fiscal approach.
• President Trump attacked Paul on Truth Social for opposing the plan, calling his ideas “crazy (losers!)” and accusing him of voting no without constructive alternatives.