House to Vote on Budget Blueprint Amid Uncertain Support

Contact Your Elected Officials
The Epoch Times Header

Multiple Republicans have expressed concerns about impacts on Medicaid and the federal deficit.

WASHINGTONโ€”The U.S. House of Representatives on Feb. 25 is expected to vote on a budget blueprint for carrying out President Donald Trumpโ€™s agenda as the outcome of that vote remains uncertain.

The resolution is the first step toward passage of House Speaker Mike Johnsonโ€™s (R-La.) โ€œone big, beautiful billโ€ funding plan, which would wrap all of Trumpโ€™s priorities into a single massive package. It would authorize House committees to make spending cuts and offer budgetary policy proposals related to the border, defense, energy, and tax policy.

Specifically, the blueprint orders at least $1.5 trillion in spending cuts over a decade, authorizes $4.5 trillion in tax cuts, and would raise the debt ceiling by $4 trillion.

But ongoing divisions in the House GOP conference over a variety of provisions in the blueprint, including its potential impacts on Medicaid and the federal deficit, leave the outcome of that vote uncertain. Multiple Republicans have expressed opposition to the blueprint as it stands.

With Republicans currently holding just 218 seats in the lower chamber to Democratsโ€™ 215, Johnson can spare only a single defection on the packageโ€”raising the possibility that the resolution may ultimately be pulled from the floor ahead of the vote.

Johnson and House Republican leadership have insisted that in spite of these hurdles, they expect the resolution will pass this week.

Controversy Over Medicaid, Spending Cuts

This uncertainty comes as Johnson faces backlash from multiple Republicans over a directive in the budget blueprint calling for the House Energy and Commerce Committee to find $880 billion in spending cuts. Such steep cuts would practically necessitate slashing Medicaid funding.

Democrats have already moved to accuse Republicans of planning to cut Medicaid, while Johnson and GOP leadership have insisted that any cuts to Medicaid would be the result of rooting out fraud and corruption within the program.

But several purple district Republicans are concerned by the lack of specificity, and face potential political fallout from substantial cuts to the entitlement program.

Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-N.Y.) said during a Feb. 24 appearance on Fox News that she had concerns about discussions around cutting as much as $2 trillion in spending over a decade, and was looking for โ€œclarityโ€ from leadership about how those cuts could be accomplished.

Byย Joseph Lord

Read Full Article on TheEpochTimes.com

The Epoch Times
The Epoch Timeshttps://www.theepochtimes.com/
Tired of biased news? The Epoch Times is truthful, factual news that other media outlets don't report. No spin. No agenda. Just honest journalism like it used to be.

The Vital Importance of Constitutional Rules

Rules have always been important in the determination of what was, and is, good and right and what is conversely evil and wrong in the course of human society.

Armistice and amnesiaโ€ฏย 

In case you missed it too, June 25thโ€ฏmarked the 75th anniversary of the beginning of the Korean War โ€“ the first hot front of the Cold War.โ€ฏ

Candace Owens Gets Sued by Macrons

Candace Owens began a deep dive into the lives of French President Emmanuel Macron, his wife Brigitte, and the story of how they came to be together.

Fluoride โ€˜Tabletsโ€™ For Babies EXPLODE in Popularity Amid Water Fluoridation Rollbacks

Reportedly, NPCs are so distraught that their toddlers wonโ€™t be fed a neurotoxin through the public water supply that theyโ€™ve resorted to fluoride pills.

ChatGPT Goes Biblical about End Times!

There are some truly outstanding internet content creators, or...

San Francisco Restricts RV Parking in Effort to Combat Homelessness

San Francisco approved two-hour parking limit on oversized vehicles attempting to prevent homeless people from living in RVs and to reclaim public spaces.

Education Department Probe Finds 5 Virginia School Districts Violated Title IX

Five school districts in No. VA violated Title IX by allowing students to access โ€œintimate, sex-segregated facilities based on subjective โ€˜gender identity,โ€™โ€

Washington State Sues to Prevent Trump Admin From Accessing Food Aid Immigration Data

Washington state is suing financial services company Fidelity Information Service to prevent it from sharing food aid data with the federal government.

5 Things to Know About Trump Adminโ€™s Settlement With Columbia University

Under agreement between President Trump and Columbia regarding anti-Semitism, school will pay a $200 million fine to regain federal money.

Deputy FBI Director Promises โ€˜Dignified Effort at Truthโ€™ With Ongoing Investigations

FBI Deputy Director said the agency is conducting multiple investigations related to alleged public corruption and weaponization of government.

US Strikes Trade Deal With European Union

After months of negotiation, President Donald Trump said on July 27 that he reached a trade deal with the European Union.

Trump Says Supreme Courtโ€™s Immunity Ruling Likely Helps Obama Following DNI Disclosures

President Trump said Obama likely has immunity following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling in light of a report that was declassified by DNI Tulsi Gabbard.

Ex-DOJ Officials File Lawsuit Against Bondi Over Terminations

Former DOJ officials filed lawsuit against AG Bondi and the fed. govt, saying they were terminated for work on cases related to Jan. 6 Capitol breach.
spot_img

Related Articles