Nonpartisan research groups studying the proposal have estimated that it would add more than $2.5 trillion to the federal debt—currently at an all-time high of $36.8 trillion—over the next decade. Despite those projections,

WASHINGTON -- The House Budget Committee voted Sunday night to advance President Donald Trump's legislative agenda, with the sweeping bill clearing a key hurdle while setting up a potentially contentious series of votes with hardliners this week.