Medicaid, Republicans and Spending Bill
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House Republicans are pushing to slash at least $1 trillion from two of the nation’s bedrock safety net programs, Medicaid and food stamps, as part of their sweeping package aimed at enacting President Donald Trump’s agenda.
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.
President Donald Trump moved Tuesday to end the quarrelling among various GOP factions and move his domestic-policy megabill toward passage, telling House Republicans behind closed doors that they need to unite immediately behind the “big, beautiful bill” their leaders have assembled.
South Carolina Medicaid approved GLP-1s to treat obesity, placing it among the few state programs covering the drugs. But access remains limited.
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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
Flash forward, and Liam’s mom, Jenny, is in a similar predicament, as Congress weighs Medicaid cuts as part of the effort to slash spending in the sweeping policy package Republicans are pushing. With an assist from Warren’s office, Liam cut a new video from the same spot on his family’s front porch.
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