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Friction over potential Medicaid cuts as committees discuss Republican budget packageHouse committees continue to discuss potential cuts to Medicaid that are part of the budget package proposed by Republicans as part of President Trump's "big beautiful bill." CBS News' Nikole Killion has more from Capitol Hill.
The order is based on a "most favored nation" pricing model, which is similar to a policy Trump pushed in his first administration.
Markup hearings for President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” dragged late through the night Tuesday into Wednesday as House lawmakers debated how deep to cut government spending in the massive piece of legislation.
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House Republicans unveiled legislation late Sunday that would cut government spending on Medicaid for able-bodied Americans and illegal immigrants.
Trump went on to say that his “very rich” friend purchased a weight loss drug, like Ozempic or Wegovy, while in London for $88. He said in the United States, his friend purchased the drug for about $1,300. He concluded by saying that he doesn’t think the drug worked for his friend.
Ahead of a self-imposed Memorial Day deadline, House Republicans are pushing forward a major spending bill that includes sweeping tax cuts offset by cuts to Medicaid and other social programs.
An ambitious House bill to cut taxes by hundreds of billions of dollars and pay for part of it by slashing Medicaid spending faces a rocky path in the Senate, where Republican lawmakers warn the