{"id":2445426,"date":"2025-06-10T14:30:01","date_gmt":"2025-06-10T18:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ron-johnson-open-to-trump-megabill-after-vance-meeting\/"},"modified":"2025-06-10T14:32:15","modified_gmt":"2025-06-10T18:32:15","slug":"ron-johnson-open-to-trump-megabill-after-vance-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ron-johnson-open-to-trump-megabill-after-vance-meeting\/","title":{"rendered":"Ron Johnson open to Trump megabill after Vance meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/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-open-to-trump-megabill-after-vance-meeting%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=2445426&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) recently met with Vice president JD Vance to discuss potential <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/speaker-pelosis-new-house-rules-package-silences-the-voice-of-republican-minority\/\" title=\"Speaker Pelosi\u2019s new House rules package silences the voice of Republican minority\">spending cuts<\/a> related to President Donald Trump&#8217;s legislative agenda, referred to as teh &#8220;big, beautiful bill.&#8221; Johnson is pushing for more mechanisms to ensure additional funding cuts in future bills, expressing a desire for a second reconciliation bill to address unmet fiscal goals. Although he did not commit to voting in favor without these provisions, he displayed a willingness to negotiate during the discussion. the meeting, which included Trump&#8217;s economic adviser Kevin Hassett, has raised optimism in the White House about gaining Johnson&#8217;s support for the bill. Johnson is known for his analytical approach and plans to submit a report on the federal deficit based on data he compiled. He emphasized the collaborative nature of the discussions, suggesting a unified effort to achieve fiscal obligation within <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >ongoing legislative efforts<\/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 open to Trump&rsquo;s &lsquo;big, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mike-johnson-fights-to-keep-trumps-ear-as-house-agenda-stalls-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Mike ... fights to keep ...\u2019s ear as House agenda stalls - ...\">beautiful bill&#038;rsquo<\/a>; after Vance meeting<\/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_2144766\" 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), a key fiscal hawk, met with Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jd-vance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">JD Vance<\/a> on Tuesday at the Capitol, where the two discussed pursuing further spending cuts outside of President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump&rsquo;s<\/a> &ldquo;big, beautiful bill.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We spoke about the path forward, and what I continue to ask for is: I need forcing mechanisms to make sure we get another bite at the apple, that there&rsquo;s going to be a must-pass second reconciliation bill so we can do what&rsquo;s left undone in this bill,&rdquo; Johnson told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3436569\/fetterman-praise-gop-la-riots\/\">Fetterman gets praise from GOP over stance on LA riots: &lsquo;Anarchy&rsquo;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3436523\/watch-live-hegseth-cabinet-members-testify-on-capitol-hill\/\">WATCH LIVE: Hegseth and other Cabinet members testify on Capitol Hill<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3436285\/gop-embraces-trump-national-guard-deployment-skirts-arresting-newsom\/\">GOP embraces Trump&rsquo;s National Guard deployment but skirts talk of arresting Newsom<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The conversation, which lasted about an hour and included Trump economic adviser Kevin Hassett, raises the likelihood that the president&rsquo;s legislative agenda can pass through the Senate. Johnson remains one of the biggest holdouts, demanding more than the $1 trillion-plus secured in the House-passed bill.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson declined to say explicitly that he would vote &ldquo;yes&rdquo; with a commitment for a second bill, but expressed flexibility in an interview Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I don&rsquo;t put a time limit on that,&rdquo; Johnson said while reiterating his demand that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/5-reasons-making-taxpayers-pay-off-student-loans-is-a-rotten-idea\/\" title=\"5 Reasons Making Taxpayers Pay Off Student Loans Is A Rotten Idea\">federal budget<\/a> be reduced to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/deficit-hawks-look-to-white-house-to-make-good-on-trump-agenda-budget-cuts-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Deficit hawks look to ... to make good on ... agenda budget cuts - ...\">prepandemic spending levels<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A source familiar with the meeting said the White House is &ldquo;optimistic that there&rsquo;s a path to getting Johnson to yes.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The idea of two, or even three, bills pursued through reconciliation, the filibuster-skirting budget process Republicans are using to enact Trump&rsquo;s agenda, began with Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3431630\/big-beautiful-bill-2-floated-as-first-one-yet-to-pass\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">told<\/a> the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> earlier this month that its guiding ethos would be &ldquo;fiscal sanity.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Ron Johnson stopped short of saying Vance agreed to a second reconciliation bill, but Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC), the Budget Committee chairman, has also <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/burgessev\/status\/1932458956493885583\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">assured him<\/a> that it is an option, according to <em>Semafor<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson, notorious for carrying around charts and graphs, struck a conciliatory tone after the meeting, where he gave Vance a draft report he put together on the federal deficit. The senator plans to release the report after getting input from the White House.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3432670\/tommy-tuberville-food-stamps-senate-alabama\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>TOMMY TUBERVILLE ASKS SENATE NOT TO &lsquo;BANKRUPT&rsquo; ALABAMA WITH FOOD STAMP CHANGES<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s all very cooperative,&rdquo; Johnson said. &ldquo;I mean, people understand it. We&rsquo;re all working toward the same goal.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>He previously met with Trump at the White House, where the president urged him to sound less pessimistic in his opposition to the bill.<\/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_2144766\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2144766\"}});<\/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 shows openness to Trump&#8217;s bill after meeting Vance<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2651,"featured_media":2445427,"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\/06\/AP25155714875246-1024x591.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[54916,45633,3634,56893],"class_list":["post-2445426","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-megabill","tag-ron-johnson","tag-trump","tag-vance-meeting"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/AP25155714875246-1024x591.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2445426","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\/2651"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2445426"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2445426\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2445430,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2445426\/revisions\/2445430"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2445427"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2445426"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2445426"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2445426"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}