Republican Senator Dismisses Protests Against Medicaid Cuts
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Lawmakers bickered, protesters shouted and senators came to take in the moment as a House committee considered a critical portion of a bill to enact President Trump’s domestic agenda.
California residents, caregivers and healthcare advocates rallied today at dozens of hospitals across the state, including several in the Bay Area.
The House Energy and Commerce Committee finished their budget markup hearing Wednesday afternoon, advancing the health care portion of the legislation — which includes massive cuts to Medicaid — in a party line 30-24 vote after more than a day of debate.
Several protesters were arrested for disrupting a House committee's budget reconciliation markup on Tuesday, as Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., thanked those holding court in the hallway.
WASHINGTON (7News) — Twenty-six people were arrested Tuesday for illegally demonstrating inside the Rayburn House Office Building, according to U.S. Capitol Police (USCP). The group, with National ADAPT, was protesting proposed Republican cuts to Medicaid during a House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing.
House GOP plows ahead to advance key components of its bill to fund Trump’s agenda -- including taxes and Medicaid cuts -- even as they remain at odds within.