As a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, I met with President Trump last week and we discussed my plan to get spending back to pre-pandemic levels – saving a minimum of $700 billion.

There is so much room for reducing the size of the federal government and balancing the budget is entirely doable. I look forward to working with the White House and getting spending under control.

Thank you to Kevin O'Leary for highlighting my chart on Fox Business. This is an eminently reasonable approach to returning to a pre-pandemic level of spending.

In our meeting with @POTUS yesterday, we discussed my plan to get spending back to pre-pandemic levels – saving a minimum of $700 billion.

There is so much room for reducing the size of the federal government and balancing the budget is entirely doable. I look forward to working… pic.twitter.com/defPM89oUZ

— Senator Ron Johnson (@SenRonJohnson) March 14, 2025

"If Trump is serious about balancing the budget...he has to get serious about spending." @SenRonJohnson gives @JesseKellyDC an in-depth look inside the ongoing budget negotiations.

FULL SEGMENT: https://t.co/ETWKyUBu6W pic.twitter.com/J6CLU0xdBW

— The First (@TheFirstonTV) March 6, 2025