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Sen. Bill Cassidy believes Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill" can boost economic growth.
The bill aims to make 2017 tax cuts permanent and eliminate taxes on tips, but it could add trillions to the deficit and reduce Medicaid coverage.
Billionaire Elon Musk criticized the bill, while House Speaker Mike Johnson defended it.
Republican Louisiana Sen. Bill Cassidy said he believes President Donald Trump's "One Big Beautiful Bill" can "super charge" economic growth through tax cuts and insisted the Senate will work to tweak the legislation to minimize its projected increase to America's debt and deficit.
Cassidy was one of 14 Republican senators who met with Trump at the White House late Wednesday to discuss the president's sweeping tax and spending bill that passed the