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President Trump met with congressional Republicans on Capitol Hill and said that their tax cut bill's Medicaid changes are focused on cutting fraud, waste and abuse.
President Donald Trump visited Capitol Hill to push for a GOP bill that would boost defense spending and alter Medicaid for millions.
President Donald Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson spoke to reporters following a closed-door meeting with House Republicans over the reconciliation bill. NBC News’ Sam Brock reports on Trump’s focus on lowering drug costs and addressing concerns over Medicaid cuts.
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.
Arizona's Democratic lawmakers on Capitol Hill say they'll fight a Republican bill that would cut Medicaid funding.
This is a significant shift from prior proposals, as they rally around President Donald Trump's expansive budget package.
WASHINGTON — House Freedom Caucus Chair Andy Harris (R-Md.) said he is still a “no” on a sweeping package of tax and spending cuts even after President Donald Trump personally urged Republicans to back the bill. Speaking after a party meeting with Trump in the Capitol basement, Harris told reporters he still wants steeper Medicaid cuts.
A House committee is holding a late-night meeting, which marks the last hurdle to get President Trump's budget bill to the floor.
Congress has proposed a spending bill that would affect Maryland residents. However, division among Republican lawmakers over Medicaid changes have put the bill’s fate up in the air. Rep. Andy Harris,
GOP lawmakers pushed a sweeping bill forward in a rare Sunday vote after cutting a backroom deal with far-right Republicans to fast-track deeper Medicaid cuts and slash food aid—while offering permanent tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations.