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Moody's downgrade of the U.S. sovereign credit rating has elicited mixed responses among Republicans in Congress, with some questioning the motive behind the change and others depicting it as a warning that lawmakers should heed as they wrestle with a sweeping tax and budget bill.

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.