Trump, Medicaid and Bill
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Senate Majority Leader John Thune can afford to lose three Republican senators and still pass the bill, and there are more than that, right now, who have problems with it. Like the House, he will have to balance the concerns from moderate and conservative members of his conference.
Major changes could be coming to Arizona’s health care funding after House Republicans approved President Donald Trump’s legislative package, officially titled the “One, Big, Beautiful Bill."
More than 7 million people will lose Medicaid coverage over the next 10 years if the bill becomes law, according to the Congressional Budget Office.
Oklahomans could see quite the shake up to their Medicaid coverage as the outwardly labeled “Big Beautiful Bill” works through Congress. It passed the House by a narrow vote and experts estimate millions of Americans might lose their healthcare,
House and Senate leaders are broadly aligned on the tax bill and have been meeting regularly to avoid points of conflict. But Senate Republicans made clear the compromise, a product of frenzied last-minute negotiations, must be negotiated again after it passed the House by a single vote on Thursday.
The "Big, Beautiful Bill" extends the $4.5 trillion in tax breaks implemented during Trump's first term in 2017, and adds new tax cuts Trump promised while campaigning in 2024, including no taxes on tips, overtime pay, car loan interest and others.
Millions of low-income Americans, including families with children, could lose their food stamp benefits under House Republicans’ newly passed tax and spending cuts package, according to a Congressional Budget Office analysis released Thursday.
The White House says the House GOP's tax cuts will usher in an economic boom. Top economists say the upside is negligible.