Senator Ron Johnson has sounded the alarm on federal spending, revealing that the government is projected to spend $89.3 trillion over the next 10 years. The staggering figure underscores the growing fiscal crisis, with deficits continuing to mount despite efforts to rein in expenditures.
The numbers paint a troubling picture. The national debt has already surged past $37 trillion, and current projections indicate an additional $22 trillion in deficits by 2035. Johnson has warned that the country is mortgaging its future, arguing that reckless spending must be curbed before it spirals further out of control.
The Republican-backed bill offers only modest cuts. Lawmakers have proposed $1.5 trillion in spending reductions, a figure Johnson has criticized as barely a rounding error compared to the overall budget. He has urged Congress to return to pre-pandemic spending levels, emphasizing that the current trajectory is unsustainable.
The spending proposed in this bill is unsustainable, we cannot continue spending at these levels if we want to truly tackle our debt. pic.twitter.com/UVWETJFvYy
— Rand Paul (@RandPaul) June 8, 2025
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