US EditionRepublican Sen. Ron Johnson 'satisfied' with Trump's bill after initial opposition
- Republican Senator Ron Johnson of Wisconsin chose to support moving forward with President Trump's tax and spending legislation in late June 2024 after receiving commitments to reduce federal expenditures.
- Johnson changed his position after Trump and his economic advisors committed to returning federal spending to a reasonable pre-pandemic level.
- The extensive legislative proposal, spanning close to 1,000 pages, features $4 trillion in tax reductions, cuts to Medicaid and food assistance programs, and seeks to block a $4 trillion automatic tax hike.
- The Congressional Budget Office projected that the bill would add almost $3.3 trillion to the federal deficit over ten years and result in 11.8 million additional Americans lacking health insurance by 2034.
- Johnson’s support enables further Senate debate and amendments on the bill despite expected Medicaid cuts and increased uninsured populations, while a final House vote remains pending.
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Strategy panel tears into Trump, Rep. Mike Johnson over possible plan to accept Qatari jet
President Trump’s “big, beautiful” budget bill hit a snag this week as a small group of Republicans voted against the bill for not having enough cuts to government programs. Fmr. Communications Director and Spokesman for Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), Michael Hardaway, and MSNBC political analyst Brendan Buck join Alex Witt to discuss the key part of Trump’s agenda and Trump’s possible plan to accept a jet from Qatar.
GOP senator who blasted megabill confronted by CNN's Jake Tapper over major flip
Jake Tapper confronted a prominent Republican senator during his show, "The Lead," on Monday afternoon after the lawmaker appeared to make a significant flip-flop on President Donald Trump's megabill. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) told Tapper that he now supports passing President Donald Trump's "One Big, Beautiful Bill Act," even though the legislation would increase deficit spending by between $2.4 trillion and $5 trillion, according to the Committe…
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