I’ve consistently asked for a commitment to a pre-pandemic level of spending and process to achieve and maintain it. We have to take a business approach—DOGE has shown us how—go line by line through the $7,000 billion budget to expose the grotesque waste, fraud, and abuse.

Senator Johnson’s push for pre-pandemic spending levels is spot-on. The federal budget ballooned 51.7% from $4.4T in 2019 to $6.7T in 2024—burning through taxpayer cash on autopilot. DOGE’s $175B savings prove line-by-line audits work: $2.9B axed from Refugee Resettlement contracts, $1.9B cut from Treasury’s EPPIS bloat. But Washington’s addiction to deficits isn’t cured by trimming edges—it needs structural demolition. Biden’s era normalized reckless spending; Trump’s DOGE exposed the rot. Now Congress must choose: Keep funding Biden’s $7T gravy train or gut the waste DOGE mapped out. The numbers don’t lie—efficiency’s possible if politicians stop protecting their pork.

Senator, we need to get this passed and then move on to the cuts in the next round, specifically enshrining forever what DOGE has accomplished. You are on the wrong side of this, and I am sad to see it.

A little late to decide to go line by line. You guys have known since November that this was coming. Not impressed. Pass the bill and then get busy with bills for DOGE cuts. No vacation days until it passes!

Ron, pass the bill, codify the doge spending cuts. Work on the rest of your spending cuts afterwards. Your resistance is not appreciated by true conservatives. Get in line or this will be your last round in DC.

Why couldn't you have come up with a bill that has all the @DOGE cuts in it and already have it ready? What have you been doing the past 4 months? Sitting on your ass!

I suppose it's good to hear you change your tune a bit and stop blaming President Trump, but some of this is just hyperbolic chest-beating over stuff that goes beyond the BBB. Y'all need to just pass President Trump's America First agenda, then work on the budget/nat'l debt problem with rescission and appropriation stuff using real numbers instead of that CBO nonsense.

Your seat and the midterms are based on the DOGE cuts also being passed into law. We have had enough of the fraud, waste, and abuse. Stand your ground and fight for the American voter and your seat will not be targeted for a primary with MAGA supporting them.

why aren't republicans codifying DOGE cuts. all we've seen is grandstanding! if we are still sending taxpayer $$$$ to the Taliban, spare us the blah blah blah bullshit. you folks are gearing up for a shellacking in the midterms. if we can't primary you, you'll probably end up losing to democrat because Trump voters won't go vote.

The reconciliation bill is NOT the FY26 budget bill. That is the bill where you argue for cuts. The reconciliation will will be budget neutral. You will crash the economy if you make too many draconian cuts. You have to slowly let the air out of the ballon. You should already know this. 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️⤵️

@SenRonJohnson: Looking for $2 TRILLION? Reverse the Trump decision that stopped fraud investigations for Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans above $2 million. Four days before President Biden's inauguration, Trump's SBA officials eliminated 2.7 million = 99% of these loans.