Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., warned Tuesday on Newsmax that the nation’s “skyrocketing” deficit is unsustainable, urging leaders to focus on long-term fiscal discipline as Congress faces pressure to raise the debt ceiling in the “Big Beautiful Bill.”

Appearing on “Rob Schmitt Tonight,” Johnson said the latest budget negotiations fail to make meaningful reductions to the deficit and continue the dangerous trend of runaway federal spending.

“Well, first of all, I would have goals going into a budget reconciliation process. And my first goal would be to not increase the deficit — certainly try and reduce or bend the deficit curve down. We’re not doing that,” Johnson said.

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