EXCLUSIVE — Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) wants his fiscal hawk counterparts in the House to put the brakes on adopting the Senate’s legislative blueprint for President Donald Trump’s tax, border, and defense agenda.

Dozens of House Republicans are standing firm against a so-called budget resolution backed by Trump, a stalemate that Johnson urged them to continue for maximum leverage on additional spending cuts.

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