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Senate Republicans are asking for bigger Medicaid cuts in their version of a bill to enact President Trump’s agenda, according to GOP aides. The Senate Finance Committee on Monday unveiled the text for its portion of Trump’s “big,
Rural hospitals are sounding the alarm over proposed healthcare cuts in President Donald Trump's sweeping tax-cut and spending package, warning the changes could force them to scale back services or close their doors.
Republican Sen. Josh Hawley has been clear about his red line as the Senate takes up the One Big Beautiful Bill Act: no Medicaid cuts. But what, exactly, would be a cut?
"Both the House and the Senate budget underfund the program at the levels that we think are required in order for us to meet that mission of Medicaid serving North Carolina," said
The House-passed budget reconciliation bill promoted by the Trump administration would benefit higher earners at the expense of lower-income Americans, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office reported Thursday.
One tax expert says a proposed $4,000 bonus deduction is a 'far cry from the savings' that many would see with no taxes on Social Security benefits.
As rapid-fire policy changes come down from the federal government, Franklin County is hiring a Washington firm to lobby on behalf of the county.