'Some Of These Cuts Are Not Real': Lindsey Graham Sends Message To Freedom Caucus Members Over Tax Bill

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) spoke to reporters on Thursday about the Big Beautiful Bill.

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00:00Reconciliation bill passing?

00:01Yeah, I think this is a big step forward for the speaker.

00:04Congratulations to him.

00:05I think there'll probably be some changes, but I haven't had a chance to see exactly

00:09what's in the bill, but this is a big step forward.

00:11Some of the Freedom Caucus members are warning you guys not to water down any of their cuts.

00:16What do you say to them?

00:17You had your chance.

00:22There's some of these cuts are not real.

00:25And we're talking about over a decade, you know, if you do a trading and a half, that's

00:33like a percent and a half.

00:35So let's don't get high on our horse here that we've somehow made some major advancement

00:41of reducing spending because we didn't.

00:43Thanks.

00:46How you doing?

00:47Good to see you, ma'am.