President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill could face significant hurdles in the Senate after barely passing in the House last week, as GOP Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI) says he has the votes to stop the bill.
As The Gateway Pundit reported, the House passed the budget reconciliation bill by only one vote on Thursday after months of debate.
President Trump has said he needs the budget reconciliation bill to pass in order to cut taxes for the working class, fund his secure border and mass deportation agenda, and follow through on creating the “Golden Age of America.” On Tuesday, President Trump delivered remarks to House Republicans on Capitol Hill, where he reportedly asked lawmakers to stop haggling over the bill and move it forward to his desk.
Now it heads to the Senate, where the Republicans hold a 53-47 majority.
Johnson told reporters last week that “there is no way I’m going to vote for this bill in its current form.”
“I couldn’t care less if he’s upset,” he added with regard to the President, who has called on Congress to pass the bill in its current form. Claiming the bill will increase the national deficit, he decried Republicans for “stealing from our children and grandchildren.”
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I couldn’t care less if he’s upset. I’m concerned about my children and my grandchildren and the fact that we are stealing from them. We are stealing from our children and grandchildren. $37 trillion in debt and we’re going to add to it as Republicans? That is unacceptable, and that’s why there is no way I’m going to vote for this bill in its current form.
On Sunday, Johnson made an appearance on CNN’s State of the Union and told Jake Tapper that there are enough Republicans in the Senate to “stop the process until the President gets serious about the spending reduction and reducing the deficit.”
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How many other Republican Senators do you think share your concerns and are willing to work to make major changes to this bill?
I think we have enough to stop the process until the President gets serious about the spending reduction and reducing the deficit.
The more 1,000 page bill extends the 2017 tax cuts, eliminates taxes on tips and overtime, and introduces new tax deductions. It also proposes significant spending on defense and immigration enforcement, including funding for a continental missile defense system.
The Gateway Pundit will continue to follow this bill and provide updates.
