Republicans have proposed lowering the federal share of Medicaid expansion costs, which would gut one of the Affordable Care Act’s major provisions.
Speaker Johnson is working to win over holdouts on the budget proposal. However, possible Medicaid cuts are leaving some House Republicans uneasy. Former Rep. Carlos Curbelo and former Ohio Governor John Kasich join Chris Jansing to share their analysis of the budget.
The legislation passed the House Rules Committee on a party-line vote in a measure combining several bills that are expected to get a full House vote this week. House GOP leaders aim to have it pass on Tuesday evening,
Republican leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives have scheduled a vote Tuesday to move forward with their party’s budget blueprint.
Rep. Jeff Van Drew said the President “understood” his concerns, which are also shared by a number of other Republicans.
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"Let's not lock ourselves into anything right now until we actually get the reconciliation package,” U.S. Rep. Zach Nunn, an Iowa Republican, said.
Democrats to target vulnerable House Republicans by highlighting potential cuts to Medicaid, other federal spending in the budget GOP lawmakers hope to vote on this week.
Some House Republicans contended with backlash in their home districts last week after progressive groups urged activists to protest Elon Musk and DOGE.
Advocates have gathered at the Alabama Statehouse to urge lawmakers to reconsider their long-held reluctance to expand Medicaid.
Ahead of the scheduled vote today, critics of the budget have warned that should the budget get approved, it would result in the "gutting" of Medicaid.
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