Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI) has called on the Trump administration to reduce its aggressive rhetoric towards Republicans opposing the budget bill. During a CNBC interview, he emphasized that despite pressure, he and other dissenting senators will not shift their stance, as they believe the bill irresponsibly increases the national debt. Johnson labeled the impact on future generations as immoral and mentioned the need to split the bill into urgent and long-term spending components to make it more acceptable. He criticized the administration's approach, asserting he has the numbers to substantiate his position.
They all say, Oh, we can pressure these guys.' No, you can't. We're serious about this. They need to take us seriously.
This is immoral what us old farts are doing to our young people, Johnson said. This is grotesque what we're doing. We need to own up to that.
Johnson advocated for the bill to be split into two to make it more palatable ... they can't dispute the numbers, Johnson said.
If the White House just comes and starts insulting us, I'm sorry, I got the numbers to back myself up.
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