11 h. ago Why a GOP senator says the budget bill breaks Trump's promise

The massive budget bill that Senate Republicans are debating pays for some of its tax cuts by slashing hundreds of billions of dollars in Medicaid spending. The latest report from the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office estimates nearly 12 million people will lose health insurance if the Senate version of the bill becomes law. Trump insists the cuts come from eliminating waste, fraud and abuse. Democrats have said they break Trump's promise not to touch Medicaid — and over the weekend, Republican Senator Thom Tillis of North Carolina agreed. "What do I tell 663,000 people in two years or three years when President Trump breaks his promise by pushing them off of Medicaid because the funding's not there anymore?" We asked Sarah Jane Tribble, the chief rural correspondent for KFF Health News, what the cuts will mean for rural residents of states like North Carolina — and the hospitals that serve them.For sponsor-free episodes of Consider This, sign up for Consider This+ via Apple ...

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42 h. ago Senate Version of Trump’s Policy Bill Would Slash Medicaid Spending Even More

Analysis from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office found that Republicans’ new version of the legislation would make far deeper cuts and lead to more people becoming uninsured than previous proposals.

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67 h. ago US Senate Republicans unveil their version of Trump's sweeping tax

US Senate Republicans unveil their version of Trump's sweeping tax-cut, spending bill  Reuters

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1 week ago Senate Version of One Big Beautiful Bill Removes Regs on Suppressors, Short

The Senate Finance Committee's version of President Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill contains the removal of suppressors and short-barreled rifles from the National Firearms Act (NFA). The post Senate Version of One Big Beautiful Bill Removes Regs on Suppressors, Short-Barreled Rifles appeared first on Breitbart.

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2 w. ago Senate Committee Makes Revisions to Trump's 'Big, Beautiful Bill'

Republicans on the Senate Finance Committee released a new version of President Donald Trump's "Big, Beautiful Bill," which includes making more cuts to Medicaid and lowering the Child Tax Credit. The post Senate Committee Makes Revisions to Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ appeared first on Breitbart.

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2 w. ago 'It's wrong': Hawley warns Senate GOP not to boot Americans from Medicaid in Trump megabill

Sen. Josh Hawley wants his colleagues to follow the president's lead on preserving Medicaid benefits as the Senate Finance Committee prepares its version of Trump's budget bill

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