Rep. Lloyd Smucker, R-Pa., told Newsmax on Thursday that Republicans “won’t touch” Medicaid or Medicare in the budget bill that House and Senate leaders are currently negotiating.
On Tuesday, the House passed a wide-ranging budget bill that aims to cut spending by at least $1.5 trillion while increasing funds for the border and defense, as well as authorizing a $4 trillion debt limit increase. Some Senate Republicans have expressed concerns about the bill’s provision ordering the Energy and Commerce Committee to eliminate $880 billion in spending, which they say would likely involve cuts to Medicaid or Medicare.
“I’m not going to vote for Medicaid cuts,” Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., said. “It’ll need to be changed. I know there’s a lot of people on our side who want a bunch of changes.”
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