ICYMI: “Most Essential Piece of Legislation” in the Western World

The White House

June 4, 2025

In a series of X posts, White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller outlined why President Donald J. Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to deliver on his core promises to lower taxes, secure the border, and rein in spending — and why Congress must act now to deliver on the promises they made to voters.

One of the bigger points of confusion on the BBB is spending vs tax cuts.

The lefty CBO says extending the 2017 tax cuts (preventing their expiration) increases the deficit.

Some critics have seen this figure and claimed or implied the bill increases *spending.*

Even according…
— Stephen Miller (@StephenM) June 4, 2025

The BBB will increase by orders of magnitude the scope, scale and speed of removing illegal and criminal aliens from the United States.

For that reason alone, it’s the most essential piece of legislation currently under consideration in the entire Western World, in generations.
— Stephen Miller (@StephenM) June 3, 2025

And yes, this is the only chance to pass these immigration enforcement measures with 218 and 50. Now or never. https://t.co/blQIvvuagA
— Stephen Miller (@StephenM) June 3, 2025

The Big Beautiful Bill contains three major sections:

1. The most significant border security and deportation effort in history, including the entire wall — up front, now, with no possibility of Democrat obstruction.
2. Full extension and expansion of the Trump Tax Cuts (this…
— Stephen Miller (@StephenM) June 3, 2025

For those saying do separate bills, each would then require 60 votes (needing Schumer) instead of 50. Reconciliation is a special process each fiscal year where you can make fiscal changes with 50 votes. That’s why BBB is the vehicle for tax cuts, deportations and welfare reform. https://t.co/Sn7iS53F5x
— Stephen Miller (@StephenM) June 4, 2025

The one wrinkle of reconciliation is you can’t make “discretionary cuts” (eg the bureaucracy) just mandatory (eg food stamp reform).

Discretionary cuts happen through a separate process known as “rescissions” (also 50 votes).

BBB was designed by President Trump and his allies…
— Stephen Miller (@StephenM) June 4, 2025

The bill was designed by President Trump, his loyal aides, and his closest allies in Congress to deliver fully and enthusiastically on the explicit promises he made the American People. https://t.co/PMmYD9lw19
— Stephen Miller (@StephenM) June 4, 2025