Milwaukee City Wire

U.S. Senator Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) has issued a statement following his vote to pass the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, officially known as Cal. #107, H.R.1. The legislation was passed in Congress and aims to address federal spending, taxes, border security, and defense funding.

Johnson criticized the previous administration and congressional majorities for not repealing the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act or increasing taxes on high-income earners. He stated: “With President Biden in the White House and majorities in both chambers of Congress, Democrats had every opportunity to repeal the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and increase taxes on ‘the rich.’ They did not do so. Instead of returning to a reasonable pre-pandemic level of spending and deficits, once the economy recovered, they incurred deficits averaging $1.9 trillion over four years. If that wasn’t bad enough, President Biden also left office with open borders and raging wars.”

He further commented on the impact of passing the bill: “By passing the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, we have avoided a $4 trillion automatic tax increase and a default on our debt. Due to the enormous messes Biden and congressional Democrats left us, we are also providing additional funding for border security and defense.”

Johnson acknowledged that more work remains regarding fiscal policy: “While the bill is a step forward, we have only just begun the difficult task of reducing spending, and there is still a long way to go. A rigorous effort will soon be announced to review every program and every line of the federal budget, looking for ways to reduce spending to a reasonable pre-pandemic level. I look forward to being fully involved in that effort to put America on a path to fiscal sustainability.”

Senator Johnson has served Wisconsin since first winning election in 2010 against Russ Feingold with 51.9% of votes compared to Feingold’s 47%. He won re-election in 2016 against Feingold again with 50.2% versus 46.8%, then defeated Mandela Barnes in 2022 by securing 50.4% compared to Barnes’ 49.4%.