The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office is required by law to provide economic analyses on major legislation.

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO), for instance, found that it would add $3.4 trillion to the debt by the end of 2034. The national debt currently stands at more than $36 trillion. The Cato report,

President Donald Trump's tax-cut and spending bill, which passed Congress on Thursday, averts the near-term prospect of a U.S. government default but makes America’s long-term debt problems even worse.

Of the $16.4 billion annual Medicaid costs for Louisiana, state taxpayers kick in about $3 billion, according to the Legislature. The new law would halt some of the tools Louisiana uses to pay that $3 billion, requiring the state to pour in extra money or let some people go without health insurance.

The Congressional Budget Office estimates the Medicaid cuts could leave nearly 12 million Americans uninsured.

Supporters of the sweeping tax and spending legislation that Congress has sent to President Donald Trump say the changes to Medicaid, food aid and other programs will encourage personal responsibility and halt those scamming the system.