U.S. Sen. Ted Budd speaks during a rally in support of former President Donald Trump at the Greensboro Coliseum Complex on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024, in Greensboro, N.C.

But here’s the problem for Budd: the Big Beautiful Bill comes with a big, ugly deficit. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimates that it would add $2.3 trillion to the national debt ...