US EditionJohnson denies ‘big, beautiful bill’ threatens Medicaid coverage
- House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senator Rand Paul clashed on Fox News Sunday in May 2025 over proposed reductions in government expenditures and concerns about the country's fiscal stability.
- The debate followed consideration of President Trump’s tax and spending bill, described as a “big, beautiful bill,” amid disagreements on debt impact.
- Paul called the spending cuts “wimpy” and warned the debt would explode, while Johnson defended the bill’s necessity to avoid default and economic crash.
- Johnson called the legislation the most significant reduction in federal spending in decades and disputed deficit projections as greatly exaggerated, encouraging minimal alterations by the Senate.
- The bill passed the House narrowly but faces Senate scrutiny, with Johnson balancing a fragile majority and emphasizing party-line support despite deficit concerns.
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Mike Johnson Rebuts Rand Paul’s Debt Warning On ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is defending the House-passed version of President Donald Trump’s “One Big, Beautiful Bill” from criticism that it would dangerously inflate the national debt from Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY).Speaking on “Fox News Sunday” with anchor Shannon Bream, moments after Paul’s interview on the same program, Johnson diplomatically rebutted the senator’s claims that the bill features “wimpy and anemic” spending cuts…
Johnson denies ‘big, beautiful bill’ threatens Medicaid coverage
House Speaker Mike Johnson defended the House-passed "big, beautiful bill" which includes Medicaid cuts, arguing that only those who are defrauding the program will lose coverage, and that the new work requirements are necessary to save the program in the long run.
Speaker Johnson argues Medicaid cuts will only impact those abusing coverage
CNN’s Jake Tapper asks Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) about who will lose Medicaid under President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill”. Johnson defends the proposed cuts and argues the changes target “waste, fraud and abuse.”
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