House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Wednesday it is not possible to start over with a new version of President Donald Trump's "Big, Beautiful Bill."
Johnson reportedly said he still hasn't been able to reach tech billionaire Elon Musk, who has publicly come out against the GOP's crucial bill.
"We don't have time for a brand new bill, and I want Elon and all my friends to recognize the complexity of what we've accomplished here," he said, per NBC reporter Julia Jester.
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Defending the bill against Musk's attacks, Johnson declared it an "extraordinary piece of legislation."
"We worked on the bill for almost 14 months. You can't go back to the drawing board, and we shouldn't. We have a great product to deliver here," Johnson added.
Earlier Wednesday, Musk called his supporters to call their members of Congress and ask them to "kill the bill."
"Call your Senator, Call your Congressman, Bankrupting America is NOT ok! KILL the BILL," he wrote on his social platform X.
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On Tuesday, Johnson expressed his disappointment over Musk's criticism of the GOP's massive tax cuts and spending bill, calling it "terribly wrong."
Musk had earlier called the bill “a disgusting abomination.”
“Let me say this: It’s very disappointing,” Johnson told reporters at the Capitol, later adding: “With all due respect, my friend Elon is terribly wrong about the one big, beautiful bill.”
Johnson revealed that he engaged in a 20-minute phone conversation with Elon Musk on Monday regarding the controversial legislation This discussion followed Musk's public criticism of the bill, which he termed a “disgusting abomination” due to its projected $2.5 trillion increase in the national deficit over the next decade.
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