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The downgrade from Moody’s means that each of the three major credit rating agencies no longer gives the United States its best rating. Fitch downgraded the United States in 202 3, citing fiscal concerns, and Standard & Poor’s downgraded the country in 2011.

Scott Bessent said the tax-cut bill would spur economic growth, despite analysts and some Republicans warning it would add trillions to the government's debt.