{"id":2446510,"date":"2025-06-12T13:29:02","date_gmt":"2025-06-12T17:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mike-johnson-says-trumps-1-6-trillion-spending-reduction-is-a-good-first-start\/"},"modified":"2025-06-12T13:31:12","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T17:31:12","slug":"mike-johnson-says-trumps-1-6-trillion-spending-reduction-is-a-good-first-start","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mike-johnson-says-trumps-1-6-trillion-spending-reduction-is-a-good-first-start\/","title":{"rendered":"Mike Johnson says Trump\u2019s $1.6 trillion spending reduction is \u2018a good, first start\u2019"},"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\">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%2Fmike-johnson-says-trumps-1-6-trillion-spending-reduction-is-a-good-first-start%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=2446510&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>House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pro-trump-religious-groups-begin-turning-up-heat-on-gop-to-take-action-on-marjorie-taylor-greene\/\" title=\"Pro-..., Religious Groups Begin Turning Up Heat On GOP To Take Action On Marjorie Taylor Greene\">expressed strong support<\/a> for President Donald Trump&#8217;s proposed $1.6 trillion spending reduction plan, describing it as a significant initial step towards fiscal responsibility. Johnson referred to the bill as &#8220;the one big, lovely bill,&#8221; emphasizing its potential to deliver historic tax savings for Americans and notable cuts to government spending. He encouraged senators to be cautious regarding any modifications to the bill, which he deemed remarkable, even though it may not encompass all their preferences. <\/p>\n<p>Amid historical spending cuts from the Department of Government Efficiency, Johnson downplayed any resistance the legislation may face, insisting that reducing spending is a shared goal among House and Senate Republicans. He also shared his concerns regarding potential impeachment efforts against Trump if Democrats regain power in the upcoming elections. While some Senate Republicans have voiced caution about the bill, others, like Senator Rick Scott (R-FL), expressed optimism about its passage, underscoring the necessity of balancing the budget and potentially including more savings to achieve that goal.  <\/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\">Mike Johnson says Trump&rsquo;s $1.6 trillion spending reduction is &lsquo;a good, first start&rsquo;<\/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_2145771\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>House Speaker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/mike-johnson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Mike Johnson<\/a> (R-LA) reiterated his support for President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Donald Trump<\/a>&lsquo;s &ldquo;one big, beautiful bill&rdquo; to pass in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/senate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Senate<\/a>, saying it would provide &ldquo;the most money that any legislative body has ever saved.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Following the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/house-of-representatives\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">House<\/a>&lsquo;s passage of the bill in May, Johnson encouraged senators to &ldquo;be careful&rdquo; of any disagreements they have on the bill in its current form, calling the legislation &ldquo;extraordinary&rdquo; despite not including &ldquo;all of our preferences.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3439811\/hochul-stefanik-viral-moment-testy-oversight-exchange\/\">Hochul accuses Stefanik of seeking &lsquo;viral moment&rsquo; in testy Oversight exchange&nbsp;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3439510\/pat-fallon-tim-walz-ice-agents-trump-gestapo\/\">Pat Fallon rails against Tim Walz likening ICE agents to &#8216;Gestapo&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3439419\/watch-live-democratic-governors-testify-congress-sanctuary-city-policies\/\">WATCH LIVE: Democratic governors to testify before Congress on sanctuary city policies<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;We call it the one big, beautiful bill for a reason,&rdquo; Johnson explained on Fox News&rsquo;s <em>Fox &amp; Friends<\/em>. &ldquo;We are not only going to have historic tax savings for hardworking Americans, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/despite-leadership-opposition-24-republicans-help-send-chips-package-to-bidens-desk\/\" title=\"Despite Leadership Opposition, 24 Republicans Help Send CHIPS Package To Biden\u2019s Desk\">historic tax cuts<\/a> and savings to the public fisc as well. We&rsquo;re going to save $1.6 trillion, which is the most money that any legislative body has ever saved in the history of mankind, so it&rsquo;s a good first start.&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=2979760&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=57e361304e0d134463c8a5909e1cc3a9\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Johnson was also asked about the House&rsquo;s vote on the first round of reductions from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/department-of-government-efficiency\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Department of Government Efficiency<\/a>, which would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3438843\/rescissions-fate-unclear-centrists-concerns-public-broadcasting-cuts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">codify $9.4 billion in spending cuts<\/a>. The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >speaker largely brushed<\/a> off the resistance the spending cut legislation will likely receive from Republicans and Democrats and said &ldquo;every Republican&rdquo; in the House and Senate wants to reduce spending.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans only control the House by a small majority, which could be lost if the Democratic Party gains seats in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/2026-elections\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">2026 midterm elections<\/a>. Johnson said he is &ldquo;convinced&rdquo; that Democrats will seek to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/impeachment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">impeach<\/a> Trump as soon as they become the majority party, something the party already did twice in the president&rsquo;s first term.<\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s &ldquo;big, beautiful bill&rdquo; has received scrutiny from several Senate Republicans, who control the Senate by just three votes. Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) has expressed caution, saying he wants to support it but opposes raising the debt ceiling by $5 trillion.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3438557\/josh-hawley-takes-up-trump-torch-punish-flag-burners\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">JOSH HAWLEY TAKES UP TRUMP&rsquo;S TORCH TO PUNISH FLAG BURNERS<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is a promising sign of things to come&mdash;and if there&rsquo;s one thing <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@POTUS<\/a> and I agree on, it&#8217;s that my wife is beautiful. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6nPlo205d1\">pic.twitter.com\/6nPlo205d1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Senator Rand Paul (@SenRandPaul) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenRandPaul\/status\/1933183276262564097?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 12, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Trump invited Paul to the annual White House picnic after the senator said he was disinvited. Trump suggested that the picnic would be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3439405\/rand-paul-white-house-picnic-big-beautiful-bill-debacle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">an opportunity for him to convince Paul to support the legislation<\/a>. Paul described Trump&rsquo;s statement as a &ldquo;promising sign of things to come.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I&#8217;m 100% committed to getting a Big Beautiful Bill passed that enacts Pres. Trump&#8217;s agenda and puts us on a path toward a balanced budget so we can deliver on our promise to get inflation down and interest rates under control. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pC0HlcGLTR\">pic.twitter.com\/pC0HlcGLTR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Rick Scott (@SenRickScott) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenRickScott\/status\/1932928107196948650?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 11, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Meanwhile, Sen. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/rick-scott\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Rick Scott <\/a>(R-FL) has expressed enthusiasm for passing the bill, saying on Fox Business&rsquo;s <em>Kudlow<\/em> that he is &ldquo;very optimistic&rdquo; the Senate can finish its work by July 4. However, while he said he wants to ensure that Trump&rsquo;s agenda is passed, Scott stressed the need to balance the budget and urged for more savings to be included in the bill to help make this possible.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <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_2145771\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2145771\"}});<\/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>Mike Johnson calls Trump&#8217;s $1.6 trillion cut &#8216;a good start.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2446511,"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\/Mike-Johson-OBBB-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[4463,34218,5894,57033,3634],"class_list":["post-2446510","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-budget","tag-mike-johnson","tag-politics","tag-spending-reduction","tag-trump"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Mike-Johson-OBBB-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2446510","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=2446510"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2446510\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2446514,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2446510\/revisions\/2446514"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2446511"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2446510"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2446510"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2446510"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}