Thirty-two House Republicans are warning leadership they won’t vote for the massive budget reconciliation bill if it doesn’t include at least $2 trillion in verifiable savings either through spending reductions or scaling back the size of the tax package, reports Politico.

“Under the House’s framework, the reconciliation bill must not add to the deficit,” the lawmakers, led by Budget Committee Vice Chair Lloyd Smucker, R-Pa., wrote in a new letter to Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La.

“A $2 trillion reduction in spending may sound substantial. However, it equals only 2.3% of projected federal outlays over the next decade and only reduces the rate of growth in spending,” they added.

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