US EditionHouse committee delays key vote amid disagreements over Medicaid
- House committees delayed a key Medicaid vote amid disagreements as Republican lawmakers continued negotiations in early May 2025 in Washington, D.C.
- Republicans must find $880 billion in savings, largely by addressing the federal government's Medicaid contribution, a move causing concern among swing-district members.
- Committees held a frenzied week of meetings and listening sessions but remain split on Medicaid changes and tax provisions, delaying markup proposals beyond early May.
- A GOP member involved in the talks acknowledged they are currently facing challenges but remain confident progress will be made, while Rep. Mike Lawler highlighted that securing at least 218 votes is the crucial factor in these negotiations.
- The delays and unresolved issues suggest Republicans face a challenging path to meet the ambitious $1.5 trillion savings target before the Memorial Day deadline.
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'Something to behold': WSJ's conservative editors shame MAGA senator after 'switcheroo'
Sen. Josh Hawley's (R-MO) evolution on his views on Medicaid — a government health insurance program for low-income people eyed for big cuts this year by the GOP — caught the attention of the Wall Street Journal's conservative editorial board.In a cheeky piece titled, "Josh Hawley’s Medicaid Switche...
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Confusion, concern over the future of Medicaid management in Georgia
ATLANTA – The future oversight over Georgia’s multi-billion-dollar Medicaid program is in limbo as companies battle over new management contracts after a lengthy bidding process. The medical safety net covered 2.5 million children, pregnant woman, low-income adults, seniors and people…
House Republicans wrestle with how to make $1.5 trillion in cuts
After a frenzied week of small group meetings, leadership listening sessions and private committee discussions, House Republicans are still grappling with core disagreements over how they will extract $1.5 trillion in savings over the next decade. Questions over how to overhaul Medicaid and which tax provisions to pay for are front and center and the divides are still so entrenched that GOP members and aides aren’t ready to begin hearings next w…
House GOP Delays Key Committee Vote Over Medicaid Snags
Unresolved issues over potential cuts to Medicaid have forced House Republicans to delay the Energy and Commerce Committee’s key vote on its portion of President Donald Trump’s “one big, beautiful” reconciliation bill another week. The panel initially planned its markup – where it debates legislation and votes on advancing the package – on May 7. But on Thursday, the panel informed members it is now looking at the week of May 12, a committee sou…
House committee delays key vote amid disagreements over Medicaid
The House Energy and Commerce Committee is delaying a key vote on its portion of the package full of President Trump’s legislative priorities amid continued disagreements over potential cuts to Medicaid. The panel had initially been planning to hold a markup — where the group debates legislation and votes on advancing it — on May 7, a…
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UpstractHard-liners' Medicaid letter has ties to GOP think tank
A letter signed by 20 hard-line House Republicans calling for deep cuts to Medicaid in the GOP’s domestic policy megabill appears to be written at least in part by a conservative think tank with ties to top Republican leaders. Rep. Chip Roy of Texas led the letter and promoted it publicly but…
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