The House GOP has ordered the Energy and Commerce Committee, which oversees Medicare and Medicaid funding, to cut $880 billion in a bill to advance Trump's agenda.

Summary

House Republicans cannot meet their budget target without major cuts to Medicare or Medicaid, according to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO).

Their budget plan requires $880 billion in cuts, but with Medicare excluded, Medicaid makes up 93% of the available funds.

This puts Republicans in a bind between conservative hard-liners demanding cuts and moderates opposing reductions to essential health programs.

While Trump claims Medicaid will be untouched, Speaker Mike Johnson argues it has excessive fraud.

  • @psmgx
    33•8 hours ago

    That was always the goal. This is how they sell it to aging boomers and rural voters depending on those programs.