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House Speaker Mike Johnson shepherded through Congress President Trump's spending bill, which includes Medicaid work requirements.
The Foodbank of Southeastern Virginia says SNAP and Medicaid cuts in Trump's bill could cause widespread hunger and loss of health coverage.
Pa. Democratic U.S. Sen. John Fetterman, left, said he would oppose the "One, Big, Beautiful Bill" passed by the GOP-controlled House while GOP Sen. Dave McCormick seemed poised to support it. (AP Photo/Marc Levy, File) (AP Photos/J. Scott Applewhite (Fetterman) and Marc Levy (McCormick))
The bill, which Republicans will be working to pass over the next several weeks, is the centerpiece of Trump's legislative agenda.
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
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Others, including Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI), have voiced similar concerns about the bill’s steep cost, worrying that it is “mortgaging our children's future.”
CNN’s Jake Tapper asks Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) about who will lose Medicaid under President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill”. Johnson defends the proposed cuts and argues the changes target “waste,
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 rests before a weary upper chamber as Medicaid reforms and deficit expansion remain concerns for Senate Republicans.