I have to now admonish my colleagues on this side of the aisle. This bill falls profoundly short. It does not do what we say it does with respect to deficits.
The proposed Medicaid work requirements would begin in 2029, rather than immediately.
This bill has back-loaded savings and has front-loaded spending.
We will need SIGNIFICANT additional changes to garner my support.
Currently—NO.
I sure hope House & Senate leadership are coming up with a backup plan…. ….. because I’m not here to rack up an additional $20 trillion in d...
How about we do the job we got elected 5 months ago to do and see where the chips fall. Cut Spending. Shrink the Deficit. Cut Taxes. Lead.
Somebody come back and show me your basic math.
My colleagues, who do not want to address that, are burying their head in the sand.
The policy as it currently exists incentivizes states to add people to the rolls that are decidedly not within the design of Medicaid as env...
If the House budget reconciliation package does not include structural Medicaid reform that achieves desired Republican outcomes, we will be...