Sen. Ron Johnson Slaps Down Trump’s ‘Completely Unacceptable’ Spending Bill

Smith OK So Senator ░░░░░░░░ Johnson I want to ░░░░░░░░ you about the one ░░░░░░░░ beautiful bill as we ░░░░░░░░ to hear Democrats speak ░░░░░░░░ against it although it ░░░░░░░░ able to pass in ░░░░░░░░ House Barack Obama takes ░░░░░░░░ on in a new ░░░░░░░░ on X saying this ░░░░░░░░ now Republicans in Congress ░░░░░░░░ trying to push through ░░░░░░░░ bill that would put ░░░░░░░░ of Americans at risk ░░░░░░░░ losing their health care ░░░░░░░░ want to cut federal ░░░░░░░░ for Medicaid take away ░░░░░░░░ credits that help more ░░░░░░░░ afford coverage and raise ░░░░░░░░ for working class families ░░░░░░░░ where do you stand ░░░░░░░░ this as now the ░░░░░░░░ is next Johnson Well ░░░░░░░░ of all understand that ░░░░░░░░ Trump is trying to ░░░░░░░░ up the mess left ░░░░░░░░ by Democrats and President ░░░░░░░░ It was President Biden ░░░░░░░░ went on a spending ░░░░░░░░ after Covid You know ░░░░░░░░ during Covid 2020 we ░░░░░░░░ to do something We ░░░░░░░░ to you know call ░░░░░░░░ the markets we had ░░░░░░░░ do something faster something ░░░░░░░░ so that markets wouldn ░░░░░░░░ collapse But by 2021 ░░░░░░░░ had already flooded the ░░░░░░░░ with trillions of dollars ░░░░░░░░ didn t need to ░░░░░░░░ fuel to the flame ░░░░░░░░ I always use the ░░░░░░░░ there s not an ░░░░░░░░ family if they had ░░░░░░░░ illness like we had ░░░░░░░░ pandemic in 2020 that ░░░░░░░░ and they had to ░░░░░░░░ 50 000 to pay ░░░░░░░░ medical bills If that ░░░░░░░░ member got well or ░░░░░░░░ the pandemic ended would ░░░░░░░░ borrowing 50 000 and ░░░░░░░░ spending at that level ░░░░░░░░ that s exactly what ░░░░░░░░ Biden and Democrats did ░░░░░░░░ four years So now ░░░░░░░░ debt and deficits is ░░░░░░░░ When it shouldn t ░░░░░░░░ We should have already ░░░░░░░░ to a reasonable pre ░░░░░░░░ level Smith OK Johnson ░░░░░░░░ now that we re ░░░░░░░░ more than 7 trillion ░░░░░░░░ s hard to get ░░░░░░░░ down that that level ░░░░░░░░ So but you have ░░░░░░░░ senator that the current ░░░░░░░░ that s passed by ░░░░░░░░ House is unacceptable because ░░░░░░░░ what it does to ░░░░░░░░ debt So what is ░░░░░░░░ bill going to look ░░░░░░░░ by the time it ░░░░░░░░ through the Senate Johnson ░░░░░░░░ that I can t ░░░░░░░░ Again I think the ░░░░░░░░ I sympathize with how ░░░░░░░░ this process is But ░░░░░░░░ I ve been suggesting ░░░░░░░░ you have to go ░░░░░░░░ by line through the ░░░░░░░░ budget that s going ░░░░░░░░ take time We re ░░░░░░░░ giving ourselves enough time ░░░░░░░░ have to focus on ░░░░░░░░ real numbers All you ░░░░░░░░ in the House was ░░░░░░░░ 5 trillion Sounds like ░░░░░░░░ lot ROBERTS Mm hmm ░░░░░░░░ hmm Johnson But it ░░░░░░░░ meager compared to the ░░░░░░░░ trillion we ll be ░░░░░░░░ over the next 10 ░░░░░░░░ and the 22 trillion ░░░░░░░░ re going to add ░░░░░░░░ the debt Their bill ░░░░░░░░ believe actually adds to ░░░░░░░░ 22 trillion Again that ░░░░░░░░ averaging 2 2 trillion ░░░░░░░░ year deficit That s ░░░░░░░░ unacceptable That s why ░░░░░░░░ m saying it s ░░░░░░░░ Smith OK So OK ░░░░░░░░ safe to say that ░░░░░░░░ would not support it ░░░░░░░░ its current form that ░░░░░░░░ passed through the House ░░░░░░░░ Correct I think we ░░░░░░░░ have to take a ░░░░░░░░ step process here to ░░░░░░░░ ourselves the time to ░░░░░░░░ line by line They ░░░░░░░░ doing it the old ░░░░░░░░ way exempt most spending ░░░░░░░░ at a couple programs ░░░░░░░░ them have the savings ░░░░░░░░ the out years have ░░░░░░░░ fake savings There s ░░░░░░░░ good work in there ░░░░░░░░ s no doubt about ░░░░░░░░ It s tough but ░░░░░░░░ need the time and ░░░░░░░░ need presidential leadership to ░░░░░░░░ on board with returning ░░░░░░░░ a reasonable pre pandemic ░░░░░░░░ spending That s probably ░░░░░░░░ next year no more ░░░░░░░░ 6 5 trillion Right ░░░░░░░░ we re on track ░░░░░░░░ be over 7 trillion ░░░░░░░░ s completely unacceptable Smith ░░░░░░░░ right senator ROBERTS All ░░░░░░░░ Well we ll see ░░░░░░░░ it goes We hope ░░░░░░░░ have a good Memorial ░░░░░░░░ there in Wisconsin Good ░░░░░░░░ have you back in ░░░░░░░░ of the hearth again ░░░░░░░░ Appreciate it Smith Thank ░░░░░░░░ senator.”
Johnson: “Thank you.”