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The latest GOP-led tax bill would add an estimated $3.8 trillion to the national debt over the next decade. Above, members of the House Ways and Means Committee participate in a hearing in D.C.

Will the bond market act as a spoiler for GOP's "big, beautiful" tax bill?

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Historically, bond investors more or less swallow the debt the U.S. government takes on, but this time they may be less inclined to do so.

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