Trump, House Budget Committee and legislative agenda bill
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Trump, Medicaid and Budget Office
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By firing former Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden, Trump is "trying to take control of Congress through its library," said Rolling Stone. One of the library's sub-agencies, the Congressional Research Service,
While Democrats labeled the scorekeeper’s report as proof that Republican policies would lead to “catastrophic" Medicaid cuts, Republicans have said Democrats are seeking to “fear monger" Americans.
House Republicans’ proposal to limit Pell Grant eligibility will mean less college financial aid for millions of recipients, Congressional Budget Office says.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans are preparing to push their hard-fought package of tax breaks and spending cuts through its next hurdle Friday in the Budget Committee, but conservatives are warning they could vote to halt it unless there are further changes.
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Five Republicans on the House Budget Committee voted against sending the budget bill to the chamber floor, arguing Medicaid cuts need to occur faster.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Sunday dismissed Moody's downgrade of the U.S. sovereign credit rating, as the Republican-controlled Congress tried to push ahead on President Donald Trump's sweeping tax-cut bill.
The Congressional Budget Office estimated that Medicaid cuts would result in 7.6 million Americans losing coverage within 10 years.
The most extensive research on Medicaid coverage to date found that it reduced the risk of death by 21 percent.
Modifications to Medicaid eligibility raise alarms among Republicans, with potential impacts on millions of Americans complicating negotiations.
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WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) – President Donald Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ has stalled in Congress. Some deficit-conscious Republicans wanted sharper cuts to programs like Medicaid.
House Republicans are steamrolling toward this morning’s scheduled Budget Committee markup even as a growing number of issues threaten to block progress on their “big, beautiful bill.”