US Senate Republican Ron Johnson has predicted that Donald Trump’s tax-cuts and immigration agenda will not advance in the U.S. Senate unless Republican leaders agree to slash federal spending by at least $2 trillion, exceeding a target set by the House of Representatives. Johnson wants to scale back total federal outlays from an estimated $7 trillion this year to a $4.4 trillion level seen in 2019. He believes Republicans have a “once-in-a-lifetime opportunity” to address their debt and push through his agenda. However, congressional Republicans are widely split over spending cuts, with some wanting larger reductions to pay for the Trump agenda while others urge modest cuts to protect social safety-net programs like Medicaid.
Source: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-senate-republican-ron-johnson-says-advancing-trump-agenda-depends-spending-2025-03-30