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Johnson denies ‘big, beautiful bill’ threatens Medicaid coverage
- House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senator Rand Paul clashed on Fox News Sunday in May 2025 over proposed reductions in government expenditures and concerns about the country's fiscal stability.
- The debate followed consideration of President Trump’s tax and spending bill, described as a “big, beautiful bill,” amid disagreements on debt impact.
- Paul called the spending cuts “wimpy” and warned the debt would explode, while Johnson defended the bill’s necessity to avoid default and economic crash.
- Johnson called the legislation the most significant reduction in federal spending in decades and disputed deficit projections as greatly exaggerated, encouraging minimal alterations by the Senate.
- The bill passed the House narrowly but faces Senate scrutiny, with Johnson balancing a fragile majority and emphasizing party-line support despite deficit concerns.
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The GOP’s Medicaid “Waste, Fraud, and Abuse” Lie
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson was asked on Sunday by CNN’s Jake Tapper about how the $625 billion of Medicaid cuts in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act would, according to a Congressional Budget Office [CBO] estimate, take away health insurance from 7.7 million people. Johnson replied with bald-faced lies, beginning with, “We are not cutting Medicaid in this package.” How could Johnson possibly turn $625 billion into $0? By deeming it “waste…
Speaker Johnson Exposes That Nearly 1.5 Million Illegal Aliens Are Draining Medicaid - The American Tribune.com
Defending the “big, beautiful” spending bill the House of Representatives has passed and is now waiting to see if the Senate will pass, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) explained that the bill does not cut Medicaid but rather blocks illegal aliens from leeching off of the program, which they are forbidden by law from accessing but currently are able to access. That came when Speaker Johnson appeared on CNN’s “State of the Union” with host Jake …
Massive Medicaid cuts could prolong healthcare application process, Pitkin County health pro says
After Colorado’s District 3 Rep. Jeff Hurd voted in support of President Donald Trump’s sweeping “big, beautiful bill,” which includes more than $700 billion in cuts to Medicaid, Pitkin County health professionals are concerned that cuts will disproportionately impact working Coloradans and vulnerable populations. Logan Hood, the executive director at Aspen Community Health, a nonprofit “safety-net” clinic that offers essential health services …
Provocative GOP Congress Member Derrick Van Orden
GOP Congress Member Derrick Van Orden–He Falsely Claims Democrats Are Lying About Donald’s Draconian Medicaid and Food Cuts in His “Big Beautiful Bill” May 27, 2025 House GOP members will say just about anything to defend their radical and draconian...
Top Trump ally publicly contradicts him on one of biggest campaign promises
White House adviser David Sacks acknowledged during his "All-In" podcast over the weekend that the GOP’s "Big, Beautiful Bill" will involve major reductions to Medicaid.His statement contradicts repeated assurances from President Donald Trump and other Make America Great Again (MAGA) allies that no such cuts would be made.“This bill cuts $880 billion from Medicaid over a decade," admitted Sacks, who serves as Trump’s point person on Artificial I…
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