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President Donald Trump has repeatedly vowed he wouldn't allow Medicaid to be cut, but House Republicans' bill to fund his agenda aims to cut hundreds of billions of dollars from the program that provides health care for poor, elderly and disabled Americans.
The order is based on a "most favored nation" pricing model, which is similar to a policy Trump pushed in his first administration.
House Republicans proposed sweeping tax breaks Monday in President Donald Trump's big priority bill, tallying at least $4.9 trillion in costs so far, partly paid for with cuts to Medicaid, food stamps and green energy programs used by millions of Americans.
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President Trump is in Doha, Qatar, on Wednesday after a swing through Saudi Arabia that saw him securing billions in economic and military investments between Washington and Riyadh. In a signal of thawing tensions,
House Republicans unveiled legislation late Sunday that would cut government spending on Medicaid for able-bodied Americans and illegal immigrants.
Markup hearings for President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” dragged late through the night Tuesday into Wednesday as House lawmakers debated how deep to cut government spending in the massive piece of legislation.
The progressive firebrand told GOP colleagues she wouldn’t keep quiet in the face of a late-night cuts to Medicaid that could leave 13 million Americans without health coverage.
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Friction over potential Medicaid cuts as committees discuss Republican budget packageHouse committees continue to discuss potential cuts to Medicaid that are part of the budget package proposed by Republicans as part of President Trump's "big beautiful bill." CBS News' Nikole Killion has more from Capitol Hill.