Enough Republicans Oppose Budget Bill to ‘Stop the Process,’ Sen. Johnson Says

Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) on May 25 said that there was enough opposition to the House-passed One Big Beautiful Bill Act to “stop the process” in the Senate and force President Donald Trump to negotiate changes to the bill. “I think we have enough to stop the process until the president gets serious about spending reduction and reducing the deficit,” Johnson said during a Sunday appearance on CNN’s “State of the Union” in response to a question about how many senators were currently opposed to the bill. After weeks of negotiations, the House of Representatives on May 22 approved the legislation in a tight 215–214 vote just before 7 a.m. ET. That vote marked a huge win for House Republican leadership—but Sen. Johnson and Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) say they’re skeptical of the package to carry out Trump’s agenda....