Lawmakers from across the aisle are reacting to President Donald Trump\u2019s ‘big, beautiful bill’ passing a key Senate vote on Saturday night.<\/p>\n
Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., who flipped his vote from a \u2018no\u2019 to \u2018yes\u2019 in dramatic fashion, said in a statement that the mammoth bill is a ‘necessary first step’ to fiscal sustainability and cleaning up the mess left by the Biden administration.<\/p>\n
‘Biden and the Democrats left behind enormous messes that we are trying to clean up \u2013 an open border, wars, and massive deficits,’ Johnson said. ‘After working for weeks with President Trump and his highly capable economic team, I am convinced that he views this as a necessary first step and will support my efforts to help put America on a path to fiscal sustainability.’<\/p>\n
The 51-49 vote went along party lines, with only Sens. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., and Rand Paul, R-Ky., voting against unlocking a marathon 20-hour debate on the bill.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., was among the Democrats against what he called a ‘radical’ bill.<\/p>\n
‘Senate Republicans are scrambling to pass a radical bill, released to the public in the dead of night, praying the American people don\u2019t realize what\u2019s in it,’ Schumer said in a statement. ‘If Senate Republicans won\u2019t tell the American people what\u2019s in this bill, then Democrats are going to force this chamber to read it from start to finish.’<\/p>\n
The bill will not immediately be debated thanks to Senate Democrats’ plan to force the reading of the entire, 940-page legislative behemoth on the Senate floor.<\/p>\n
Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., however, said he was ‘proud’ to work with Trump on the bill and ‘put our nation on a path to balance the budget after years of Democrats\u2019 reckless spending.’<\/p>\n