Trump, Medicaid and tax cut
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House Republicans passed legislation that would take an estimated $800 billion from Medicaid, and that's not all.
The House GOP’s “big, beautiful bill” will add so much money to the debt it will force across-the-board spending cuts to Medicare, according to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office
Sioux City City Councilmember Alex Watters, who is a beneficiary of Medicaid, talked to KTIV about what these cuts could mean for Medicaid users if the One Big Beautiful Bill passes as is.
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The Republicans' tax cuts combined with their spending plans will help the rich and cost the poor, spiraling the debt and tattering the safety net for everyone.
Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives passed a massive budget reconciliation bill early Thursday morning, containing numerous proposals that could have devastating consequences for millions of people — including provisions that would prohibit transgender people of any age from accessing gender-affirming care through Medicaid.
Donald Trump's 'Big, Beautiful bill' passed a key hurdle in the House. Republicans were divided over the bill's impact on the national debt. The bill extends Trump's tax cuts and increases military and border security spending.
Republican deficit hawks allowed President Trump’s bill of legislative priorities to advance out of the House Budget Committee in an unusual late-night vote Sunday, marking a key hurdle cleared
A large tax cut, as well as more money for defense and immigration enforcement, would be financed by slashing health, nutrition, education and clean energy programs.