US EditionHow Medicaid Ruling Could Blow up Senate GOP’s Plans on Trump ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’
- Senate Republicans face a July 4 deadline to pass President Trump's 'big, beautiful bill,' but the Senate parliamentarian ruled out key Medicaid provisions on Thursday.
- The parliamentarian rejected measures like Medicaid provider tax breaks and the ban on gender-affirming care, forcing Republicans to revise or drop these elements or face a 60-vote threshold.
- Some senators expressed cautious willingness to quickly rework the bill's language while opposing overriding the parliamentarian and stressing protection of rural hospitals and tax relief for workers.
- Senator Eric Schmitt expressed confidence that ongoing revisions to the bill will be completed before the weekend, emphasizing their dedication to fulfilling President Trump's campaign commitments.
- The parliamentarian’s ruling complicates GOP passage without Democrats, threatening the bill's Medicaid changes and tax cuts and raising risks of delay or loss of key policy goals.
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The Latest: Key Medicaid provision in Trump’s bill found to violate Senate rules
The Senate parliamentarian has advised that a Medicaid provider tax overhaul central to President Donald Trump’s tax cut and spending bill doesn't adhere to the chamber’s procedural rules, delivering a crucial blow as Republicans rush to finish the package this week. Republicans were counting on big cuts to Medicaid and other programs to offset trillions of dollars in Trump tax breaks, their top priority.The attention falling on Senate Parliamen…
‘The clock is ticking’: Senate Republicans rush to save budget bill after blow to Medicaid cuts
Republicans suffered a blow Thursday after the Senate referee ruled that a series of health care cuts and savings in their sweeping domestic policy bill are ineligible for the party-line path they're using to get around the chamber's 60-vote threshold. The president on Thursday also delivered remarks from the East Room on the bill.
Trump's 'big, beautiful bill' is dealt yet another blow
The Senate parliamentarian delivered a significant setback to congressional Republicans and President Donald Trump’s extensive domestic agenda on Thursday, otherwise known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill.” The highly unpopular legislation that’s so central to Trump’s policy goals was already on shaky ground because of its core premise: cutting entitlement programs like Medicaid to fund tax cuts for corporations and the wealthy. Now, about a week …
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