Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI), an “unabashed free trader” and one of the loudest megabill holdouts, proposed codifying President Donald Trump’s tariffs into law to reduce the deficit.

Johnson has voiced skepticism at Trump’s tariffs and previously said the United States should not count on the revenue when crafting his “big, beautiful bill.” But he told reporters Thursday he might be freshly receptive to them as further spending cuts become unlikely in the Senate.