Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) says the sweeping bill to enact President Trump's agenda needs to be overhauled and won't get through the Senate by Trump's July 4 deadline.

“It won’t happen,” Johnson, who has harshly criticized the bill for adding trillions of dollars to the federal debt, said of Trump’s goal to get the massive bill to his desk by July 4.

“The sooner President Trump recognizes the reality of the situation, the sooner we can work on a smaller version of the bill, do the things that have to be done: Extend current tax law, increase the debt ceiling, provide border funding,” he said.

Johnson also wants to include in a smaller package the “savings reductions” that House negotiators have already identified. And he’s proposing raising the debt ceiling just enough to allow the gover

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