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Republicans Push Trump Tax Cuts, Slash Medicaid Funding

3/7/2025

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Republicans, spearheaded by Speaker Mike Johnson, are pushing to extend Trump's tax cuts while slashing over $2 billion from Medicaid, which supports more than 70 million Americans. Stricter work requirements threaten to strip coverage from countless eligible recipients, favoring the wealthy and widening the economic gap for struggling families.

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Republicans, spearheaded by Speaker Mike Johnson, are pushing to extend Trump's tax cuts while slashing over $2 billion from Medicaid, which supports more than 70 million Americans. Stricter work requirements threaten to strip coverage from countless eligible recipients, favoring the wealthy and widening the economic gap for struggling families.