President Donald Trump’s July 4 deadline for signing his signature legislation appears to be in jeopardy as fiscal hawks in the Senate demand more spending cuts.

Conservatives led by Sens. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., Rick Scott, R-Fla., and Mike Lee, R-Utah, are sounding determined to address the nation’s $2.2 trillion annual deficit, The Hill reported Friday.

Johnson and the others are threatening to hold up the “one, big, beautiful bill” unless there are deeper cuts to federal Medicaid spending and a faster rollback of renewable energy tax credits enacted under former President Joe Biden, the outlet said.

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