Medicaid, GOP and Trump

Proposed GOP Medicaid Cuts Could Hit These Red States Hardest
The Arkansas program came to an end when a federal judge ruled it was incompatible with Medicaid’s mandate to promote better health care for low-income Americans. A work requirement attached to a recent expansion of Georgia’s Medicaid expansion survived a different legal challenge, and is in place today.
Medicaid cuts put GOP on collision course in race to pass Trump budget
Republicans have hit a Medicaid blockade that is threatening to derail passage of President Donald Trump’s agenda. GOP lawmakers are racing to nowhere fast unless the two chambers can find agreement on the major sticking point in rival budget plans.
GOP Split on Medicaid Imperils Trump’s Tax-Cut Plans
President Trump cautioned House Republicans crafting a budget framework about cutting Medicaid, with some seeing a juicy target and others worried about angering voters.
‘Devastating’ cuts to Medicaid under Trump would threaten health care for 700K in N.J.
If Congressional Republicans' proposal to take $880 billion for tax cuts over a decade becomes law, N.J. could lose up to $5.2 billion
Trump’s Medicaid Cuts, If Enacted, Will Affect You
Trump's Medicaid cuts will push millions into the ranks of the uninsured, drive up healthcare costs and worsen access for everyone - including you. There's a better option.
Trump’s Medicaid Cuts Would Leave Millions of Americans Without Health Care
Riviera lives in Florida—one of ten states which has declined federally backed Medicaid expansions through the Affordable Care Act, meant to patch state-level coverage gaps and allow more low-income people to qualify for care.
Nearly All Republicans Vote Against Conditioning Tax Cuts to the Wealthy
An overwhelming majority of Republican Senators voted against Democratic amendments concerned with tax breaks for the wealthy ...
House Republicans representing large shares of Medicaid, SNAP beneficiaries face tough budget test
Some Republicans have raised concerns about potential cuts to anti-poverty programs that their constituents rely on as they ...
EXCLUSIVE: Dems to force votes on Medicaid as it becomes sore point in Senate budget fight
Democrats are planning to make Republicans take uncomfortable amendment votes, including several on protecting Medicaid from ...
Senate Republicans Pass Budget, Rejecting Protections For Medicaid
Republicans pressed forward despite President Donald Trump’s endorsement of a competing House proposal and questions about ...
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Trump’s Commerce Secretary Confirms Plan to Gut Medicare—and More
Howard Lutnick, Trump’s billionaire buddy turned commerce secretary, has confirmed that the administration was simply lying ...
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Democrats aim to maximize GOP pain in passing Trump agenda
In the House this week, the Democrats’ top super PAC announced a new campaign to highlight the Medicaid cuts that ... Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) is urging his troops to push ...
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How they voted: Schumer, Gillibrand on FBI director confirmation
Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.; and Kirsten Gillibrand ... reserve fund intended to prevent funding cuts to Medicare and Medicaid programs. The vote, on Feb. 20, was 51 yeas to 49 nays.
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Trump Attorney Begins Revenge Quest With First Target: Chuck Schumer
Interim Washington U.S. attorney Ed Martin is calling for an investigation into the former Senate majority leader.