HARTFORD, Conn. (WFSB) - There was a fiery exchange at the state capitol on how to fix a problem with Medicaid. Democrats want to use some of the state’s surplus to fix a shortfall, but the spending cap would be exceeded. Republicans say this is a reckless move. Exceeding the state spending cap has not been done in two decades.

A GOP proposal unveiled this week would require many enrollees to prove they are working, volunteering, or studying, and to shoulder more of the costs of their care.

Centrist Republicans have concerns about reforming the entitlement program as fiscal conservatives encourage House Speaker Mike Johnson to go further.

Texas Republican Rep. Keith Self would vote against his party’s budget reconciliation bill as it currently stands. “I am a ‘no’ at the moment,” he told The Daily Signal. Months in the making, the bill would extend President Donald Trump’s first-term 2017 tax cuts and fulfill campaign promises, such as fully funding border security.

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.

Mehmet Oz met visited Kensington with city officials. He also defended the House GOP budget plan during an appearance on FOX 29 in Philadelphia.

Only a small number of people were enrolled in the state program, and administrative costs exceeded spending on medical care.

House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) said on Monday that Republicans are eyeing early 2027 as the target date for the new Medicaid work requirements in the large budget package intended to