Medicaid becomes flashpoint in House debate over Trump budget bill
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Talks over advancing President Donald Trump's agenda have hit divisions over how much to cut in government spending.
"I'm concerned that $880 billion out of [the House Energy & Commerce Committee] is likely very steep cuts to Medicaid – and it's the very thing President Trump asked us not to do," Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., told Fox News Digital on Tuesday. Elizabeth Elkind is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital leading coverage of the House of Representatives. Previous digital bylines seen at Daily Mail and CBS News.
GOP lawmakers are working to pass a broad swath of Trump policies – from investments in defense and border security to extending his 2017 tax cuts and eliminating taxes on tips – via the budget reconciliation process. The mechanism allows the party in control of both houses of Congress to pass a tax and budget bill without help from the opposing party. Follow on Twitter at @liz_elkind and send tips to elizabeth.elkind@fox.com
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