Others, including Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI), have voiced similar concerns about the bill’s steep cost, worrying that it is “mortgaging our children's future.”

House Speaker Mike Johnson shepherded through Congress President Trump's spending bill, which includes Medicaid work requirements.

Experts say enrolling in and maintaining Medicaid would become more difficult under Trump’s tax cuts plan, which House Speaker Mike Johnson said he would like the full House to consider

New rules would restrict access to the low-income health insurance program, punish states covering undocumented children, and shift costs to states.

The Republican lawmakers' concerns underscore the potentially difficult path ahead for the sweeping domestic policy package.