Speaker of the House Mike Johnson can afford to lose only three votes as he pushes for approval of the legislation.

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) urged House Republicans to heed President Trump’s advice on Medicaid, seeking to blunt efforts to significantly cut health benefits in the GOP’s mammoth budget bill.

A key House committee advanced President Donald Trump’s giant tax and spending package after Republican hardliners won agreement from party leaders to speed up cuts to Medicaid health coverage.The House Budget Committee approved the legislation late Sunday night after a weekend of negotiations with four ultraconservatives on the panel who on Friday joined with Democrats to reject the legislation.