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After days of wrangling, the Republican-led House was set to vote early Thursday morning on final passage of the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act," the measure to advance President Donald Trump's tax and immigration agenda. After a marathon hearing that ended overnight, the House Rules committee voted 8-4 to tee up action on the House floor.
Trump's bill would require Medicaid applicants to provide proof of their work hours and apply for specific exceptions, creating new barriers for individuals to maintain insurance.
The two safety-net programs are at risk of losing nearly $1 trillion in funding under a sweeping bill House Republicans unveiled earlier this month. It also would provide hefty tax cuts for some of the country’s wealthiest people.
The GOP caucus is still divided on how deeply to cut public programs in order to achieve trillions in tax cuts.
A GOP proposal unveiled this week would require many enrollees to prove they are working, volunteering, or studying, and to shoulder more of the costs of their care.
Only a small number of people were enrolled in the state program, and administrative costs exceeded spending on medical care.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) has begun meeting privately with Senate Republicans who are threatening to derail President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” over what they fear could be