GOP leaders downplay Medicaid cuts as they seek $2T in savings

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GOP leaders downplay Medicaid cuts as they seek $2T in savings

House Republican leaders on Tuesday downplayed the possibility of cuts to Medicaid benefits as they seek a reconciliation bill with up to $2 trillion in savings.   Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) sought to reassure the public — and potential jittery members of their own caucus — that the Medicaid…