Sen. Budd to Newsmax: ‘Way Too Much Spending’ in Tax Bill

Sen. Ted Budd, R-N.C., told Newsmax on Thursday that the wide-ranging tax and domestic policy bill still under consideration by the Senate is “a good start” that still needs more spending cuts.

Budd told “Wake Up America,” “The Senate has a real appetite for these cuts and codifying the [Department of Government Efficiency’s] efforts.”

He added, “Again, we’re very proud of what they’ve found, but I’d say it’s a good start. It’s just the beginning. Nine billion dollars — that’s a lot of money. But unfortunately in the federal government, there’s so much waste, fraud, and abuse [that] we’ve got to do a lot more than that.”