Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) stated Sunday that at least four Republican senators are currently opposed to President Donald Trump’s tax and spending legislation, referred to as the “big beautiful bill,” as the measure moves into the U.S. Senate for consideration.

Paul, who has voiced concerns about the bill’s potential impact on the national debt, emphasized that he supports the tax cuts included in the proposal but warned that he cannot support it as written due to its inclusion of a $5 trillion debt ceiling increase.

“There are four of us at this point, and I would be very surprised if the bill at least is not modified in a good direction,” Paul said in an interview with CBS.

“Look, I want to vote for it. I’m for the tax cuts … but at the same time, I don’t want to raise the debt ceiling $5 trillion.”

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Paul indicated that he would be willing to vote for the legislation if the provision raising the debt ceiling were removed.

He did not name the other three senators opposed to the bill, but Politico has reported that several Republican senators have expressed concerns, including Sens. Mitch McConnell (R-KY), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), and Susan Collins (R-ME).

The American people, like the Great People of Kentucky, do not support Biden spending levels and $5T in new debt. Therefore, I will not. It’s simple. pic.twitter.com/m9sTuDiGZK

— Rand Paul (@RandPaul) June 1, 2025

Others who have signaled potential issues with the bill include Sens. Ron Johnson (R-WI), Josh Hawley (R-MO), Mike Lee (R-UT), and Rick Scott (R-FL).

President Trump weighed in on Saturday via Truth Social, calling out Paul directly for his potential opposition.

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“If Senator Rand Paul votes against our Great, Big, Beautiful Bill, he is voting for, along with the Radical Left Democrats, a 68% Tax Increase and, perhaps even more importantly, a first time ever default on U.S. Debt,” Trump wrote.

“Rand will be playing right into the hands of the Democrats, and the GREAT people of Kentucky will never forgive him! The GROWTH we are experiencing, plus some cost cutting later on, will solve ALL problems. America will be greater than ever before!” the president added.

Paul also noted that he had spoken directly with Trump about the bill and other policy concerns, including tariffs.

“He did most of the talking, and we don’t agree exactly on the outcome,” Paul said.

“Republicans used to be for lower taxes. Tariffs are a tax. So if you raise taxes on the private sector, that’s not good for the private sector.”

Despite tensions over the debt ceiling and other components of the legislation, Trump has signaled that he is open to amendments to the bill.

Speaking last week, he encouraged senators to make changes as needed.

“I want the Senate and the senators to make the changes they want,” Trump said.

“It will go back to the House, and we’ll see if we can get them. In some cases, the changes may be something I’d agree with, to be honest.”

The House passed the bill on the morning of May 22 with near-unanimous Republican support.

Only one GOP representative, Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY), voted against it.

Like Paul, Massie cited concerns over the bill’s impact on the national debt.

As the legislation heads to the Senate, negotiations are expected to continue between Senate Republicans and the Trump administration over potential adjustments to the package.

.@WHOMB Director @RussVought47 on the One Big Beautiful Bill: "This bill doesn't increase the deficit or hurt the debt. In fact, it LOWERS it by $1.4 trillion." pic.twitter.com/C2ApA06LgH

— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) June 1, 2025

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