Trump, Medicaid and Bill
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An unexpected name kept coming up as House Republicans crafted their multi-trillion dollar legislative package slashing Medicaid and taxes for the wealthy: Bill Clinton. On the House floor, during committee hearings and in hallway interviews,
The House of Representatives passed the “one big, beautiful bill” Thursday morning, but not before the House Rules committee introduced
House Speaker Mike Johnson defended the House-passed “big, beautiful bill” which includes Medicaid cuts, arguing that only those who are defrauding the program will lose coverage, and
The "Big, Beautiful Bill" extends the $4.5 trillion in tax breaks implemented during Trump's first term in 2017, and adds new tax cuts Trump promised while campaigning in 2024, including no taxes on tips, overtime pay, car loan interest and others.
The majority Republican lower chamber voted 215-214 to approve the One Big Beautiful ... The bill also bars most states from using state-directed payments to order Medicaid managed care companies ...
President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” passed the House on Thursday after lawmakers wrestled with the legislation during an all-night session. The GOP spending bill now
Senate Majority Leader John Thune can afford to lose three Republican senators and still pass the bill, and there are more than that, right now, who have problems with it. Like the House, he will have to balance the concerns from moderate and conservative members of his conference.
Millions of low-income Americans, including families with children, could lose their food stamp benefits under House Republicans’ newly passed tax and spending cuts package, according to a Congressional Budget Office analysis released Thursday.