"trillions in new debt 'removed' from the measure."
"Take some advice from Elon."
"This is very, very small. It really doesn't materially change the course of the country."
"Like Musk, have blasted the bill's price tag."
"We can and must do better."
"It’s just not a conservative thing to do, and I’ve told him I can’t support the bill if they are together."
"the math doesn't really add up"
"Look, I want to vote for it. I'm for the tax cuts. I voted for the tax cuts before. I want the tax cuts to be permanent, but at the same time, I don't want to raise the debt ceiling $5 trillion."
"There's nothing fiscally conservative about expanding the debt ceiling more than we've ever done it before."
"If I vote for the $5 trillion debt, who's left in Washington that cares about the debt?"
"One of the things this 'big and beautiful bill' is, is, it's a vehicle for increasing spending for the military and for the border."