GOP Senators Rebuke Trump’s “Immoral” Bill, But Will They Vote Against It?
Republican Senators Ron Johnson and Rand Paul voiced strong opposition to President Trump’s budget bill, citing its significant increase to the national debt—projected at $3.1 trillion over ten years by the CBO. Their concerns center on the bill’s tax cuts and increased spending, which they deem fiscally irresponsible. Paul conditionally supports the bill only if the $4 trillion debt ceiling increase is removed, while Johnson called the bill “immoral.” The bill’s passage in the Senate faces uncertainty given the narrow Republican majority and the growing number of GOP senators expressing reservations.
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