Not Perfect, But Better: Freedom Caucus Pares Down the Green New Scam in Big Beautiful Bill
Germany’s first chancellor Otto von Bismarck once said: “Laws are like sausages. It is best not to see them being made.” That certainly applies to President Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill (BBB) — with one key distinction.
Media coverage of the BBB debate has mostly centered around hot button controversies over the state and local tax (SALT) deduction, and work requirements and anti-fraud measures for Medicaid. Ignored by the media, but of major consequence, is the fate of the Inflation Reduction Act climate spending, which President Trump calls the Green New Scam.
Rep. Brett Guthrie touted in a recent Wall Street Journal op-ed that Green New Scam spending was being slashed: “The legislation would reverse the most reckless parts of the engorged climate spending in the misnamed Inflation Reduction Act, returning $6.5 billion in unspent funds.” The problem with Rep. Guthrie’s claim, however, is that the Inflation Reduction Act was estimated by Goldman Sachs to be worth $1.2 trillion in spending.
https://junkscience.com/2025/05/not-perfect-but-better-freedom-caucus-pares-down-the-green-new-scam-in-big-beautiful-bill/
