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Republicans and Democrats grew weary in the early hours of Wednesday morning on Capitol Hill as they slogged through at-times contentious debate over provisions in President Donald Trump’s sweeping tax and spending cuts package.
House Republicans are plowing ahead Tuesday to advance key components of their bill to fund President Donald Trump’s agenda -- including taxes and Medicaid cuts -- even as they remain at odds over several critical issues.
House Republicans have unveiled the cost-saving centerpiece of President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill.”
The Trump administration praised House Republicans for protecting Americans' Medicaid access by removing noncitizens from the program.
An ambitious House bill to cut taxes by hundreds of billions of dollars and pay for part of it by slashing Medicaid spending faces a rocky path in the Senate, where Republican lawmakers warn the
Three key House committees are set to debate critical portions of a sweeping package for President Donald agenda on taxes, Medicaid and SNAP benefits.
Tensions rose and emotions flared as the hours dragged on into early Wednesday morning. House Republicans are working to push President Donald Trump’s signature legislative package through a gauntlet of committees and mounting opposition from Democrats, advocacy groups and even some wary Republicans themselves.
Energy and Commerce Republicans’ plans also include more frequent eligibility checks: every six months instead of the current every 12 months standard for the Medicaid expansion population.
Ahead of a self-imposed Memorial Day deadline, House Republicans are pushing forward a major spending bill that includes sweeping tax cuts offset by cuts to Medicaid and other social programs.
Republicans' proposed Medicaid cuts will cause 8.6 million people to lose health insurance by 2034, an estimate shows. Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said it will cost Republicans seats in Congress.