Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
Editorials & Other Articles
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
Senate Republicans 'blindsided' by Trump spending bill: 'No one was expecting this' [View all]
After President Donald Trump's "big, beautiful bill" narrowly passed in the U.S. House of Representatives, 215-214, and went to the U.S. Senate for consideration, it didn't take GOP senators long to start fighting over the particulars.
Some GOP senators are worried that the One Big, Beautiful Bill Act of 2025, in its current form, will significantly add to the United States' deficit. But others are concerned about the megabill's draconian cuts to Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
According to The Hill's Alexander Bolton, Senate Majority Leader John Thune (D-South Dakota) is "facing strong pushback from members of the GOP conference over the (Senate) Finance Committee's piece of President Trump’s tax and spending bill, which largely ignores GOP senators' concerns about Medicaid cuts and the quick phaseout of clean-energy tax credits."
Bolton, in an article published on June 18, reports, "Senate Republicans who raised red flags over Medicaid spending cuts the House passed say they were blindsided by the Senate's version of the bill, which would cut Medicaid by several hundred billion dollars beyond what the House proposed. They are warning that the Finance Committee's language will cause dozens of rural hospitals to close in their home states, require lower-income Americans to pay more for medical procedures and shift costs onto the states."
Some GOP senators are worried that the One Big, Beautiful Bill Act of 2025, in its current form, will significantly add to the United States' deficit. But others are concerned about the megabill's draconian cuts to Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
According to The Hill's Alexander Bolton, Senate Majority Leader John Thune (D-South Dakota) is "facing strong pushback from members of the GOP conference over the (Senate) Finance Committee's piece of President Trump’s tax and spending bill, which largely ignores GOP senators' concerns about Medicaid cuts and the quick phaseout of clean-energy tax credits."
Bolton, in an article published on June 18, reports, "Senate Republicans who raised red flags over Medicaid spending cuts the House passed say they were blindsided by the Senate's version of the bill, which would cut Medicaid by several hundred billion dollars beyond what the House proposed. They are warning that the Finance Committee's language will cause dozens of rural hospitals to close in their home states, require lower-income Americans to pay more for medical procedures and shift costs onto the states."
https://www.alternet.org/trump-thune-hawley-medicaid/
8 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
= new reply since forum marked as read