Republican senators are mounting resistance to President Donald Trump’s sweeping “One Big Beautiful Bill,” citing deficit increases and insufficient spending cuts as the $3.8 trillion package faces uncertain Senate passage despite narrow House approval.
What Happened: Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) warned Sunday that GOP resistance could halt the legislation unless significant changes are made, as reported by ABC News. “The first goal of our budget reconciliation process should be to reduce the deficit. This actually increases,” Johnson told CNN’s “State of the Union,” urging deeper spending cuts to pre-pandemic levels.
“I think we have enough to stop the process until the president gets serious about spending reduction and reducing the deficit,” Johnson stated.
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) told Fox News Sunday he won’t support the …