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And as is typical with grisly compromises, neither side is necessarily happy with the product.
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 Republicans have unveiled the cost-saving centerpiece of President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill.”
House Republicans plan to enact work requirements and more frequent eligibility checks for Medicaid. But the proposal does not pursue some of the deeper cuts that lawmakers had considered.
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MiBolsilloColombia on MSNThe Republican Party itself resists cuts in Medicaid, enemies at home?As the Republican Party debates federal spending control, internal resistance to Medicaid funding changes raises questions about internal opposition. Are some Republican legislators the 'enemies' of these cuts?
New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham said, "People will die. Children will die," if the Republican plans to cut Medicaid come to fruition.
Katherine Clark initiates a discharge petition for the Hands Off Medicaid and SNAP Act to counter GOP policies.