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AJ Dellinger

Elon Musk, king of government subsidies, is suddenly worried about them

The House of Representatives waited for the Congressional Budget Office to weigh in on how the Build Back Better Act would affect the deficit, before ultimately passing President Biden’s signature legislative package. The Senate is reportedly holding out now until they can sit down with the Senate parliamentarian and determine what can actually be in the bill. But let’s be real, all of that is just killing time until the most important voice in the room — Elon Musk — speaks on the matter.

On Monday night, during an appearance at a Wall Street Journal conference, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX did his best Emperor Commodus impression and gave a thumbs down to the Build Back Better Actl. “Honestly, I would just can this whole bill,” Musk said. “Don’t pass it. That’s my recommendation.”

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