As the Senate prepares to consider the sweeping domestic reform package that House Republicans passed last week, Sen. Ron Johnson said he believes there are "enough" Republicans to "stop the process" in order to prioritize deeper reductions in spending and the national deficit.

The Wisconsin Republican He criticized the bill’s impact on the deficit, calling the excessive spending a "mortgage on our children’s future." The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office has estimated the bill would add $2.3 trillion to the federal deficit over 10 years. "We have enough support to stop the process until the president gets serious about cutting spending and reducing the deficit," he said, who along with other members of the upper chamber, such as Rand Paul, have previously expressed concern about the growing deficit balances of the government. The plan, which Trump has called "the big, beautiful bill," is expected to increase the country's deficit by about $3 trillion over the next 10 years, increasing the federal government's debt. The senator's criticism comes as the Senate prepares to consider changes to the House bill, which passed by a single vote, setting up another fight over government deficit levels, program funding and attempts to rein in spending ahead of Republicans' goal of sending a final version of the bill to Congress. to President Donald Trump's desk by July 4.

Several Senate Republicans have expressed skepticism about aspects of the bill that they see as inappropriate spending cuts or a reduction in access to Medicaid, and have vowed to amend it. Any changes to the bill would have to pass the House of Representatives before reaching Trump.

Republicans also currently control the Senate by a margin of 53 to 47 seats,But several conservative senators have publicly expressed their disagreement with the bill for weeks, either because it does not cut public budgets enough and raises the debt ceiling or because it includes restrictions on Medicaid and Medicare health care that could negatively affect their constituents.

"This is our moment," said Johnson, who assured that this is the opportunity to restore public spending "to the reasonable level before the pandemic."

Trump, for his part, has urged Republicans to align themselves with the bill that guarantees to fulfill several of his campaign promises, such as a tax exemption on tips or an increase in spending on defense and especially on border security.