Sen. Johnson to Newsmax: Spending Battle ‘Grotesque’

Sen. Johnson to Newsmax: Spending Battle 'Grotesque'

Sen. Johnson to Newsmax: Spending Battle ‘Grotesque’

Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., appearing on Newsmax on Thursday, slammed the ongoing spending battle in Congress as “grotesque” and a “totally dysfunctional way to fund a government.”

House Republicans this week are looking to pass a continuing resolution to avoid a government shutdown, which could occur in just 10 days, with a stopgap measure to extend funding until the end of the fiscal year.

Johnson said on “Wake Up America” that Congress is working to avoid a government shutdown, which he said would be the fault of Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., for not allowing an appropriation bill to reach the floor when he was Senate majority leader.

Read more at Newsmax© 2025 Newsmax. All rights reserved.

Blogs