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Republicans Push Wealthy Tax Cuts, Target Medicaid Recipients

6/5/2025

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As Republicans push for a budget that favors substantial tax cuts for the wealthy, they simultaneously seek to trim the social safety net. Right-wing media have labeled many Medicaid recipients as able-bodied and unworthy of support. The House has already passed the bill, and now it awaits scrutiny in the Senate.

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Story summary

As Republicans push for a budget that favors substantial tax cuts for the wealthy, they simultaneously seek to trim the social safety net. Right-wing media have labeled many Medicaid recipients as able-bodied and unworthy of support. The House has already passed the bill, and now it awaits scrutiny in the Senate.