Medicaid, House Republicans and tax proposals
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Republicans and Democrats grew weary in the early hours of Wednesday morning on Capitol Hill as they slogged through at-times contentious debate over provisions in President Donald Trump’s sweeping tax and spending cuts package.
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House Republicans are eyeing a vote on the final package before Memorial Day, even as they have yet to reach consensus on several key issues.
Republicans’ plan to reduce spending on Medicaid would eliminate waste, fraud and abuse, the HHS secretary said in hearings Wednesday. Millions could become uninsured under the proposal.
House Republicans on Tuesday will seek to reverse the trend of rising Medicaid spending with reforms some fiscal hawks say don’t go far enough and Democrats have decried as too harsh. The House Energy and Commerce Committee will hold a markup hearing Tuesday afternoon on a significant healthcare section of President Donald Trump’s agenda,