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Raw Story on MSNTrump curses at Republicans as he orders them not to cut MedicaidThe House Republican budget bill cuts Medicaid, and some deficit hawks want further cuts. But on Tuesday, President Donald Trump told them in no uncertain terms that they had better not do it. Trump was on Capitol Hill to meet with the caucus after the GOP held legislative votes and meetings under the cloak of darkness to discuss controversial
House Speaker Mike Johnson teased plans to bump up the timeline for implementing work requirements on Medicaid to help win over support from fiscal hawks on the “One Big Beautiful Bill” that got shot down in committee on Friday.
Speaker Mike Johnson is declaring “victory” after House Republicans pushed President Donald Trump’s massive tax cuts bill through committee in a late Sunday night vote, in what one Democrat called a “bonanza for billionaires.
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AlterNet on MSN'Victory': Mike Johnson celebrates 'bonanza for billionaires'Speaker Mike Johnson is declaring “victory” after House Republicans pushed President Donald Trump’s massive tax cuts bill through committee in a late Sunday night vote, in what one Democrat called a “bonanza for billionaires.
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Republicans are scrambling to resolve intense divisions over Medicaid as they hammer out a key piece of their massive bill for President Donald Trump’s agenda.
The Republican speaker’s decision underscored the resistance in his party to politically painful reductions to the program, and drew a backlash from the hard right, which is demanding deep cuts.
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AlterNet on MSNMike Johnson asks Trump to beat GOP hard-liners into submissionAs the fate of President Donald Trump's so-called "big, beautiful bill" remains in doubt, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is now enlisting the president's help – against members of his own party. Politico reported Monday that Johnson now wants Trump to personally apply pressure to far-right House Republicans that oppose the bill in its current
Speaker Mike Johnson expressed optimism that the budget bill would reach the House floor before Memorial Day as lawmakers prepare to vote at 10 p.m. Sunday.
Speaker Mike Johnson is trying to strike a delicate balance between blue-state Republicans and conservative hard-liners on a sprawling bill for Trump's agenda.