GOP Senator Attempts to Assuage Medicaid Fears over Trump Bill: ‘Nobody … Wants to Hurt People’

GOP senator attempts to assuage Medicaid fears over Trump bill: ‘Nobody … wants to hurt people’

Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) attempted to play down fears that the “big, beautiful bill” would hurt Medicaid recipients on a Saturday night CNN appearance as Senate Republicans scramble to push the massive legislation package to a vote. Steep cuts to Medicaid proposed in the initial drafts of the bill have been a significant sticking point…

Rep. Estes to Newsmax: Beautiful Bill Set up for ‘Spending More’ for Medicaid

Rep. Ron Estes, R-Kan., told Newsmax that most Democrats and media outlets are wrong when they continue to claim the new spending and tax cut bill moving through Congress cuts Medicaid funding. Estes told "America Right Now" on Saturday that the legislation, called the One Big Beautiful Bill, enhances government support for healthcare programs. “We're actually going to be spending more in Medicaid over the next 10 years,” he said. “What we're wa…

Gov. Beshear: "The Goal of This Bill Is to Kick People Off Medicaid"

Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear joins Jonathan Cohn to discuss the impact of the Republican healthcare bill moving through Congress, including proposed Medicaid cuts, rural hospital closures, and job losses. Read More in The Bulwark, "Trump’s About to Slash Medicaid. TV News Has Barely Noticed."Leave a commentAs always: Watch, listen, and leave a comment. Bulwark+ Take…