Ross Douthat: Conservatives Are Prisoners of Their Own Tax Cuts

Douthat: Conservatives sacrificed own goals to pay for tax cuts

HeraldNet.com HeraldNet.com - Everett and Snohomish County news from The Daily Herald in Everett, Washington Along with its cuts to Medicaid, long-held GOP priorities were ignored in the Big Beautiful Bill. Douthat: Conservatives sacrificed own goals to pay for tax cuts Wire Service

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Ross Douthat: Conservatives are prisoners of their own tax cuts

Aside from hype artists and White House spokespeople, it’s hard to find true enthusiasm for the sweeping new policy law, even among Republicans who voted for its passage. But because almost all Republicans did vote for it, with even the supposed deficit hard-liners mostly falling into line, the strongest remaining critiques are coming from the center and the left, with a special focus on the legislation’s cuts to Medicaid. Given President Donald…

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Conservatives are prisoners of their own tax cuts - Hawaii Tribune-Herald

Aside from hype artists and White House spokespeople, it’s hard to find true enthusiasm for the sweeping new policy law, even among Republicans who voted for its passage. But because almost all Republicans did vote for it, with even the supposed deficit hard-liners mostly falling into line, the strongest remaining critiques are coming from the center and the left, with a special focus on the legislation’s cuts to Medicaid.

Republicans Are Already Running From Medicaid Cuts

If you find our work to be essential and of value, please consider supporting The Daily by becoming a subscriber.Subscribe nowThe other shoes are beginning to drop, and it looks like House Republicans are looking for an off-ramp from the unpopular Medicaid cuts in the reconciliation bill.Recently, Politico reported:For instance, Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) — who ultimately voted for the sweeping domestic policy package — pledged to ensure that cuts…