White House Won’t Stop Claiming Biden’s Spending Plans ‘Costs $0’

President Joe Biden’s “Build Back Better” involves more than $5 trillion in spending, but the president and his allies continue to insist it in fact costs nothing.

Biden and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi have each claimed that Biden’s plans will cost zero dollars and add nothing to the national debt, with the White House tweeting the same claim Friday morning.

President Biden’s Build Back Better Agenda costs $0. It is fully paid for by:
– closing tax loopholes
– cracking down on wealthy tax cheats
– making the tax code fairer
And it won’t raise taxes a single penny for anyone making under $400k.

— The White House (@WhiteHouse) October 1, 2021

The Biden administration claims the pay-fors included in the agenda counterbalance every dollar of spending, but watchdog organizations have disagreed. The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget found that Biden’s agenda will require the U.S. to borrow roughly $2.4 trillion, while the tax hikes included in the bill would only cover for $1.1 trillion. (RELATED: Biden Defends His Administration’s Record Amid Low Approval Numbers, Multiple Crises)

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has yet to release its report on what the agenda will cost long-term, however.

Biden first made the claim that his agenda is essentially free Sunday, leading to heavy backlash from Republicans.

My Build Back Better Agenda costs zero dollars.

Instead of wasting money on tax breaks, loopholes, and tax evasion for big corporations and the wealthy, we can make a once-in-a-generation investment in working America.

And it adds zero dollars to the national debt.

— President Biden (@POTUS) September 26, 2021

Republican members of Congress immediately began to pile onto the tweet, calling it “completely false,” and saying the president is “confused.”

This is completely false. The largest spending spree in government history will cost “zero dollars”? That defies logic and basic math. Alongside massive tax increases, it will add trillions to the debt. Peddling false narratives won’t change those facts. https://t.co/vrnxF58LX9

— Rep. Steve Womack (@rep_stevewomack) September 26, 2021

Biden thinks his $3.5 trillion reckless spending plan “costs zero dollars”?

He is very confused. https://t.co/aNUyBnq5Up

— Tom Cotton (@TomCottonAR) September 26, 2021

It remains to be seen how Biden’s claim will fare under the CBO’s scrutiny. The organization did release a dire prediction that the U.S. will double its debt to nearly $60 trillion over the next 30 years, if budget deficits continue. It has stated that Biden’s smaller, bipartisan infrastructure bill will add $250 billion to the debt, but has yet to speak out on the larger, Democrat-only $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation bill.

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