{"id":2417693,"date":"2025-03-30T16:20:02","date_gmt":"2025-03-30T20:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ron-johnson-urges-congress-to-codify-doge-spending-cuts-to-attain-trump-agenda\/"},"modified":"2025-03-30T16:21:19","modified_gmt":"2025-03-30T20:21:19","slug":"ron-johnson-urges-congress-to-codify-doge-spending-cuts-to-attain-trump-agenda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ron-johnson-urges-congress-to-codify-doge-spending-cuts-to-attain-trump-agenda\/","title":{"rendered":"Ron Johnson urges Congress to &#8216;codify&#8217; DOGE spending cuts to attain Trump agenda"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fron-johnson-urges-congress-to-codify-doge-spending-cuts-to-attain-trump-agenda%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2417693&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI) has expressed concerns about potential conflicts between the Senate and House of Representatives regarding the implementation of president Donald Trump\u2019s agenda. He emphasizes the need for Congress to commit to reducing spending to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/following-the-science-means-ending-restaurant-lockdowns\/\" title=\"\u2018Following The Science\u2019 Means Ending Restaurant Lockdowns\">pre-pandemic levels<\/a>. Johnson suggests that one way to achieve this is through &#8220;codifying&#8221; budget cuts identified by the Department of Government Efficiency, advocating for the adoption of monthly rescission packages to address increased mandatory spending since 2019.<\/p>\n<p>In an interview, he criticized Congress for lacking a proper process to assess overall government spending, claiming that the current discretionary budgeting practices are unsustainable. Johnson believes there is an urgent chance for substantial spending reform,warning that neglecting this issue would yield no results,especially as Congress approaches its Easter break.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Johnson called on Wisconsin voters to support Waukesha County Judge Brad Schimel in the upcoming state Supreme Court election, framing it as crucial for effective governance under Trump and hinting at possible changes in redistricting that could lead to political repercussions for Trump if they do not turn out. As the election draws near, a significant number of early votes have already been cast in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-election-results-in-l-a-areas-might-take-weeks-due-to-mail-in-voting\/\" title=\"Report: ... Results In L.A. Areas Might Take Weeks Due To Mail-In Voting\">closely-watched race<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Ron Johnson urges Congress to &lsquo;codify&rsquo; DOGE spending cuts to attain Trump agenda<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2076692\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ron-johnson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Ron Johnson<\/a> (R-WI) warned of friction between the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/senate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Senate<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-of-representatives\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">House of Representatives<\/a> over enacting President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a>&rsquo;s agenda, specifically if there is no commitment to return to a &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/south-dakota-lowers-unemployment-to-pre-pandemic-levels-after-state-rejected-lockdowns\/\" title=\"South Dakota Lowers Unemployment to ... After State Rejected Lockdowns\">pre-pandemic level<\/a>&rdquo; of spending.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Johnson noted his desire that the president fulfill his vision for the nation and suggested one way this could be accomplished is to &ldquo;codify&rdquo; the savings the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-government-efficiency\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Department of Government Efficiency<\/a> is finding in the government. He contended that &ldquo;<a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">monthly rescission packages&#038;rdquo<\/a>; ought to be pocketed, citing how so much of the government&rsquo;s mandatory spending has drastically gone up since 2019.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3363604\/democrats-status-quo-party-trump-autocracy-chris-murphy\/\">Democrats have become &#8216;status quo party&#8217; that risks Trump &#8216;autocracy&#8217;: Murphy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3362146\/hilary-perkins-fights-fda-job-back-josh-hawley-opposition\/\">Pro-Trump attorney fights for her FDA job back after Josh Hawley drove her out<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3362213\/susan-collins-trump-withholding-congress-approved-funds\/\">Susan Collins challenges Trump&rsquo;s withholding of Congress-approved funds<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;I mean, there&rsquo;s not even a process to look at and understand what the government spends in total,&rdquo; Johnson said on Fox News&rsquo;s <em>Sunday Morning Futures with Maria Bartiromo<\/em>. &ldquo;All we do is appropriate the discretionary amount, which is about 24% of our budget right now. Again, no business could survive, and that&rsquo;s why, you know, we&rsquo;re literally margining our children&rsquo;s future, and we&rsquo;re $36.4 trillion in debt. We have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to address this. This is our moment. We must get serious about returning spending to a pre-pandemic level.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2867054&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=8b4c1d651872d3b8f1e6258fd267cebb\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/wisconsin\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Wisconsin<\/a> senator then questioned how many Republicans have called attention to the nation&rsquo;s &ldquo;spending problem,&rdquo; as well as those who have asked to properly address this. He added that a process needs to be implemented on how to &ldquo;expose&rdquo; wasteful spending and how to eliminate it, again pointing to DOGE&rsquo;s government work.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson was then asked about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3363588\/stefanik-leader-for-trump-agenda-house\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Rep. Elise Stefanik&rsquo;s <\/a>(R-NY) prediction on how Trump&rsquo;s vision for the nation will be fulfilled by just one bill, to which he contended this could be accomplished so long as the nation&rsquo;s &ldquo;spending&rdquo; is properly addressed. However, if Congress continues to &ldquo;ignore&rdquo; this, it is unlikely that results will be produced ahead of Congress&rsquo;s Easter break.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3362415\/trump-calls-house-pass-dc-funding-fix-spending-deal-freeze\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">TRUMP CALLS ON HOUSE TO PASS DC FUNDING &lsquo;FIX&rsquo; TO SPENDING DEAL FREEZE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>One major issue the United States, specifically Wisconsin, is dealing with this upcoming week is the election for the state&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/supreme-court\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Supreme Court<\/a> race, which is set to be held on Tuesday. Johnson urged the approximately 1.7 million Wisconsin voters who voted for Trump need to get out and vote for Waukesha County Judge Brad Schimel if they want to see Trump govern effectively, joking that a potential redistricting by the state&rsquo;s &ldquo;liberal court&rdquo; could lead to another impeachment hearing for Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/3362286\/trump-wisconsin-town-hall-supreme-court-brad-schimel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">similarly advocated for Schimel ahead of Tuesday&rsquo;s election<\/a>, citing how &ldquo;the whole country&rsquo;s watching&rdquo; this Wisconsin Supreme Court race. Ahead of Election Day, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/3361762\/wisconsin-supreme-court-race-hundreds-thousands-early-ballots-cast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">almost 500,000 votes have been cast<\/a> between Schimel and Dane County Judge Susan Crawford.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2076692\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2076692\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ron Johnson calls on Congress to formalize DOGE spending cuts for Trump&#8217;s agenda<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2417694,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Johnson-in-Wisconsin-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[4402,23466,45633,38509,32891],"class_list":["post-2417693","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-congress","tag-doge","tag-ron-johnson","tag-spending-cuts","tag-trump-agenda"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Johnson-in-Wisconsin-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2417693","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2417693"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2417693\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2417697,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2417693\/revisions\/2417697"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2417694"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2417693"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2417693"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2417693"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}