Donald Trump, Medicaid and Big Beautiful Bill
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Republicans made a number of last-minute changes to the legislation that passed in the lower chamber early Thursday.
A key House committee voted late Wednesday evening to advance President Donald Trump’s legislative agenda to the House floor after marathon proceedings that lasted almost 22 hours, setting up a high-stakes vote in the chamber and a showdown between warring wings of the Republican conference.
After weeks of internal GOP wrangling, the Republican-led House early Thursday passed the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act," critical to advancing President Donald Trump's tax and immigration agenda. A smiling Speaker Mike Johnson announced the massive measure passed by a single vote -- 215-214 -- and was greeted with applause.
The House-passed bill includes a large tax cut, as well as more money for defense and immigration enforcement, financed in part by slashing health, nutrition, education and clean energy programs.
From taxes to Medicaid to immigration, the GOP's party-line bill would reshape the federal budget and affect millions of Americans.
Republican holdouts appear to have a deal with House GOP leadership to advance President Donald Trump's sweeping tax policy bill. The legislation will be tweaked to move up the implementation of Medicaid work requirements from 2029 to December of 2026;
President Donald Trump visited Capitol Hill Tuesday to move those House Republicans who have so far chosen not to approve his legislative agenda bill to cease their opposition and move the legislation forward.
After a meeting with Trump and conservative holdouts, Speaker Mike Johnson said he planned told hold a floor vote Wednesday night or Thursday morning.