US EditionSenate version of Trump agenda bill cuts more from Medicaid: GOP aides
- Senate Republicans released a 549-page draft of President Trump's domestic agenda bill including deeper Medicaid cuts on June 16, 2025.
- They proposed these Medicaid cuts, featuring new work requirements and tighter restrictions on provider taxes, to help offset permanent tax breaks.
- The bill lowers Medicaid provider taxes to 3.5%, adds Medicare citizenship verification, repeals clean energy funding, and maintains a $10,000 SALT deduction cap.
- Senate Finance Committee ranking Democrat Ron Wyden pledged to oppose the bill, calling it a worsening class war with larger handouts to the wealthy.
- If enacted, these proposals could reduce federal Medicaid spending significantly but face bipartisan opposition that may delay or alter final passage.
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Senate GOP wants deeper Medicaid cuts to offset tax breaks in Trump's 'big, beautiful bill'
Senate Republicans on Monday proposed deeper Medicaid cuts, including new work requirements for parents of teens, as a way to offset the costs of making President Donald Trump’s tax breaks more permanent in draft legislation unveiled for his “big, beautiful bill.” The proposals from Republicans keep in place the current $10,000 deduction of state and local taxes, called SALT, drawing quick blowback from GOP lawmakers from New York and other high…
The Senate Finance Committee revealed its version of Donald Trump's mega-project, which contains the tax and Medicaid reform, two of the thorniest issues for Republicans within the "One Big, Beautiful Bill." Because of the scant majority it has to deal with, Mike Johnson, Speaker of the House of Representatives, encouraged senators to make minimal changes to the legislation. Read more]]>
Senate GOP eyes major shake-up to Medicaid in their version of Trump's 'One Big Beautiful bill'
The legislation, released by the Senate Finance Committee, comes as Congress eyes a July 4 deadline to fund Trump's domestic policy agenda. Major changes will need to be approved by the House.
Sen. Ron Johnson: ‘No’ on Senate Version of Big, Beautiful Bill
Days after appearing to soften on President Donald Trump’s “one big, beautiful bill,” Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., is back to being a hard “no” on the Senate’s version of the legislation to fund the president’s domestic policy agenda, The Hill reported Monday. The Senate Finance Committee earlier Monday released the legislative text that would fund all of Trump’s initiatives, cut hundreds of billion in Medicaid spending, and raise the debt ceiling …
Senate Committee Makes Revisions to Trump's 'Big, Beautiful Bill'
Republicans on the Senate Finance Committee released a new version of President Donald Trump's "Big, Beautiful Bill," which includes making more cuts to Medicaid and lowering the Child Tax Credit. The post Senate Committee Makes Revisions to Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ appeared first on Breitbart.
Trump tax bill ‘dead on arrival’ after Senate cuts Medicaid, tax deductions
The Senate Finance Committee released its version of President Donald Trump’s “Big, Beautiful” tax and budget bill, which appears dead on arrival in both the Senate and House. Republicans in the committee made key changes to Medicaid, state and local tax deductions, and child tax credits, each of which could cause the package to lose support. “Consider this the response to the Senate’s ‘negotiating mark’: DEAD ON ARRIVAL,” Rep. Mike Lawler, R-N…
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