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GOP holdouts noncommittal on how they’ll vote on Trump megabill
Some GOP senators are keeping their cards close to their vest as to how they’ll vote on a sweeping package of President Trump’s tax priorities and changes for programs like Medicaid and SNAP, also known as the food stamps program.
Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine), a key moderate, wouldn’t say Monday afternoon when pressed how she plans to vote for the megabill, but has had concerns about Medicaid cuts, among other changes.
“I'm voting on the amendments, looking at t...
GOP senators unveil amendment to shrink Medicaid by another $313B
Florida Sen. Rick Scott (R) and several Republican allies have unveiled an amendment to President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” that would reduce Medicaid spending by another $313 billion by limiting the expansion of Medicaid under the 2010 Affordable Care Act, also known as ObamaCare.
The amendment would prevent new enrollees in Medicaid expansion states from receiving the 9-to-1 enhanced Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) if they are able-bodied and don’t have d...
Graham praises SCOTUS ruling limiting judges’ ability to block presidential policies
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) praised the Supreme Court ruling on Friday that limits judges’ ability to block the president’s policies nationwide.
In an interview on ABC News’s “This Week,” Graham acknowledged that both sides have tried to select judges that would be most sympathetic to their lawsuit challenging an administration’s action — but Graham said it’s appropriate for that practice to stop.
“A single federal court district judge has been able to enjoin pol...
Virginia Democrat: Trump bill will be ‘political albatross’ for Republicans
Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) said Sunday that President Trump’s megabill will be a “political albatross” for Republicans back at home.
In an interview on CBS News’s “Face the Nation,” moderator Margaret Brennan noted that the GOP tax and spending bill, which just cleared a key hurdle in the Senate on Saturday night, includes some policies that Democrats have championed.
“You can put as much lipstick on this pig as you want. This will be a political albatross for the...
GOP tax bill would mean 11.8 million people uninsured, $1.1 trillion in health cuts
The Senate Republicans’ tax and spending bill, which is speeding through the chamber, would result in deeper health care cuts and more people without insurance than the version that passed the House, according to a report from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO).
The legislation would result in 11.8 million Americans losing insurance by 2034, CBO found: nearly 1 million more people without insurance than the House version. That amount includes an estimated 1.4 million peopl...
Thune, Vance cut deal with Senate conservatives to save GOP megabill
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) and Vice President Vance struck a deal Saturday night with a group of Senate conservatives who want bigger Medicaid spending cuts to save President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” from stalling.
The deal hatched in Thune’s office late Saturday evening paved the way for Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) to flip his “no” vote on proceeding to the bill to “aye” and for Sens. Rick Scott (R-Fla.), Mike Lee (R-Utah) and Cynthia Lummis (R-Wyo.) to als...
Senate’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ faces serious headwinds in the House
The Senate’s version of the “big, beautiful bill” is facing serious headwinds in the House with The Hill learning that at least six House Republicans are currently a "no" on the framework, a daunting sign for GOP leadership as the Senate races towards a vote.
Those six House Republicans, some of whom requested anonymity, are enough opposition to tank the package, as GOP leaders grapple with a razor-thin majority. Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.), who was one of two GOP lawmakers ...
Tillis becomes third GOP senator to oppose Trump’ s big, beautiful bill
North Carolina Sen. Thom Tillis (R) announced after a meeting with Senate GOP leaders and colleagues Saturday afternoon that he will vote “no” on both the motion to proceed and final passage of the Republican megabill to implement President Trump’s agenda because of deep cuts to federal Medicaid funding.
Tillis said he wants Senate Republican leaders to drop their plan to lower the cap on healthcare provider taxes and instead embrace the Medicaid language passed by the Hous...
GOP leaders boost rural hospital fund, rewrite Medicaid provisions to save Trump megabill
Senate Republican leaders substantially increased the size of a rural hospital relief fund and rewrote controversial language freezing health care provider taxes in a late-night bid to keep President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” on track for a vote Saturday afternoon.
Republican leaders increased the size of the proposed rural hospital relief fund from $15 billion to $25 billion, with the money to be distributed over five years.
But the proposal falls far short o...