Trump, Medicaid and GOP
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MiBolsilloColombia on MSNRepublicans want to cut almost $1 trillion from Medicaid and SNAP; Here's what that could mean for millionsT he Republican proposal to cut nearly $1 trillion from Medicaid and SNAP has sparked widespread concern. This initiative, part of the 'One Big Beautiful Bill Act' associated with
Missouri Senator Josh Hawley called the cuts to Medicaid "politically suicidal" as many Republicans' voter bases may be threatened by them. House Republicans have proposed legislation with $880 billion in cuts, largely to Medicaid, in order to approve $4.5 trillion in tax breaks.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) arrived for a meeting with House Republicans in Washington on Wednesday morning. House Republicans pushed forward on their sweeping domestic policy bill in marathon sessions that stretched into Wednesday morning, pushing debate over Medicaid and tax cuts. HAITUN JIANG/NYT
President Donald Trump on Tuesday morning turned up the heat on the more than a dozen House Republican holdout votes endangering passage of the bill.
The GOP caucus is still divided on how deeply to cut public programs in order to achieve trillions in tax cuts.
GOP hardliners are reportedly pursuing an end to states’ Medicaid expansions and an earlier start to work requirements.
For every group demanding one policy, another equally powerful bloc insists on the opposite. The coalitions encompass the divergent ideological, political and regional interests in the G.O.P.
Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas) huddled with White House officials and Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought on Saturday to voice those concerns — but didn’t commit to backing
Republicans in the House of Representatives advanced a bill that would shrink Medicaid. The stakes are potentially very high for Louisiana.
If every Medicaid recipient duly secured or sought ... inheritance, or luck. The Republican Party is unique among major conservative parties around the world in its conviction that access to ...
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Raw Story on MSN'Isn’t that the point?' CNN host dismantles GOP spin on kicking people off MedicaidTwo conservatives found themselves under fire from CNN anchor Abby Phillip, who pressed them on the GOP's plans for Medicaid, as President Donald Trump threatens members of his own party who threaten to blow up his "One,