"Look, we can't afford it. I wish we were in a position to return the American public their money, but we're not,"
"President Trump had deficits, about $800 billion. Obama, in his last four years, $550 billion a year. Now we're $2 trillion? Completely unacceptable. We have to start focusing on that and doing something about it,"
"ought to go to try and bring down"
President Trump proposed sending $2,000 checks to Americans next year to offset the costs of tariffs. Senate Republican Ron Johnson said the government cannot afford those payments and cited rising federal deficits as unacceptable. Johnson suggested that potential tariff revenue should be used to reduce the deficit rather than fund checks. The tariff policy is estimated to impose thousands of dollars in costs on households and to disrupt the economy. Many Republicans oppose the payment idea, making it unlikely to pass. A $2,000 payment could provide only limited, short-term relief for affected households.
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