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Mike Johnson
@mikejohnson· Republican · LA· Feb 25, 2025

I have great sympathy, empathy for all of our young women legislators who are of birthing age. It's a real quandary.

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Steve Scalise
@stevescalise· Republican · LA· Feb 25, 2025

The word Medicaid is not even in this bill. This bill doesn't even mention the word Medicaid a single time.

newsweek.com
Mike Johnson
@mikejohnson· Republican · LA· Feb 25, 2025

cuts to the program would target 'fraud, waste and abuse' within the program.

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John Kennedy
@johnkennedy· Republican · LA· Feb 25, 2025

I know they’re upset about that. But Chuck [Schumer] needs to buy everybody over there an emotional support pony, because that’s not going to change.

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John Kennedy
@johnkennedy· Republican · LA· Feb 25, 2025

Short answer is likely no. Long answer is, hell no.

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John Kennedy
@johnkennedy· Republican · LA· Feb 25, 2025

There’s no way that we’re going to agree to putting that kind of provision in there.

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John Kennedy
@johnkennedy· Republican · LA· Feb 25, 2025

There’s no way that we’re going to agree to putting that kind of provision in there.

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John Kennedy
@johnkennedy· Republican · LA· Feb 25, 2025

For four years, I have watched people in this town — not all, not, not everybody — but many try to undermine the legitimacy of the federal judiciary.

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John Kennedy
@johnkennedy· Republican · LA· Feb 25, 2025

Don’t ever, ever take the position that you’re not going to follow the order of a federal court. Ever.

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Bill Cassidy
@billcassidy· Republican · LA· Feb 25, 2025

I appreciate my colleague's passion. Everybody watching me right now knows somebody who has died from a fentanyl overdose. You cannot minimize the impact of this on everyday families, but what is presented to us is a false choice and I…

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John Bel Edwards
@johnbeledwards· Democratic · LA· Feb 25, 2025

First of all, I acknowledge the great work that our Budget Committee chairman has done to bring us to this point today. It has taken him hundreds of hours and tested his blood pressure quite seriously to get us to this point. Mr. Chair, I…

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Steve Scalise
@stevescalise· Republican · LA· Feb 25, 2025

The word ‘Medicaid’ is not even in this bill.

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Garret Graves
@garretgraves· Republican · LA· Feb 25, 2025

I thank the chairman for yielding me time. Mr. Chairman, I rise today in support of the House's fiscal year 2025 budget resolution, which is a critical step needed to unlock a reconciliation bill that is going to help secure our border and…

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Mike Johnson
@mikejohnson· Republican · LA· Feb 25, 2025

They want to limit, tie the hands of the president on what he is able to do with the expenditures in the executive branch — that’s never been done before.

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Steve Scalise
@stevescalise· Republican · LA· Feb 25, 2025

Woman, I thank my friend from Arizona for yielding to me for 1 minute. Madam Chair, I rise in strong support, first of all, of this budget resolution. It is a critically important piece of legislation. Frankly, it might be one of the most…

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Steve Scalise
@stevescalise· Republican · LA· Feb 25, 2025

I thank Mr. Schweikert for yielding and I thank the gentleman from California's Central Valley for his passion. He has been a vocal advocate for the things that are necessary to keep these programs like Medicaid strengthened. As we know…

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Mike Johnson
@mikejohnson· Republican · LA· Feb 25, 2025

Democrats’ demand to limit the president’s power was a nonstarter.

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