GOP Lawmaker Tells Trump He May Vote Against Budget Bill Over Medicaid Cuts
Around a dozen House Republicans are uneasy about the prospect of voting for their party’s budget proposal over potential cuts to Medicaid, according to several people familiar with the conversations.
GOP lawmakers confronted by constituents angry with Trump-Musk cuts
Several Republican lawmakers have faced backlash from constituents in recent days over President Trump's sweeping cuts to the federal government, which have been spearheaded by the Department of Government Efficiency, a task force led by Elon Musk.
House GOP voting for Medicaid cuts are ‘signing their political death warrant’ at polls: Rep. Boyle
The House of Representatives is gearing up to vote on a budget bill, endorsed by President Trump, that would fulfill most of Trump’s legislative priorities. The bill includes tax breaks for the wealthy partially paid for by steep cuts to Medicaid and SNAP benefits.
Gov. Lujan Grisham sounds alarm on Medicaid cuts in House GOP budget plan
While President Trump insists he won't touch Medicaid, his agenda in Congress tells a very different story. The House is set to vote on a spending plan that could cut Medicaid funding by hundreds of billions of dollars to offset Trump's proposed tax cuts.
Medicaid Cuts Threaten A Key House Vote On Trump's Agenda Tomorrow—Here's Why The GOP Is Divided
House Republicans are expected to vote on a spending blueprint Tuesday that would kickstart the legislative process for enacting President Donald Trump’s policy agenda—but nearly $1 trillion in potential cuts to Medicaid has made some Republicans uneasy,
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'Alaska has become too federally dependent,' Congressman Begich III tells state Legislature
The comments, in his first address to state lawmakers, come as Alaskans reckon with the effects of President Trump’s broad ...
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‘This is no town hall. This is propaganda’; Begich takes heat at 1st virtual constituent forum
More than 2,220 Alaska residents joined a virtual town hall staged by U.S. Rep. Nick Begich III, R-Alaska, on Monday, with ...
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Begich town hall meeting yields gripes, fury and sprinkles of praise
Begich and his staff kept a firm hold on the mic, frustrating those who wanted him to face tougher questions about Trump's employee dismissals and funding cuts.
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Murkowski, Begich host telephone town halls to address constituent concerns
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski and Rep. Nick Begich both attempted to address constituent concerns this week in a series of ...
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‘We have to stand up’: Murkowski calls on Congress to resist mass firings by Trump administration
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski called on other Republicans to join her in criticizing President Trump’s use of executive power.
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WATCH: U.S. Rep. Nick Begich addresses the Alaska Legislature
This is the Republican Congressman's first address to the Legislature since winning Alaska's lone seat in the U.S. House of Representatives last November.
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'Alaska has become too federally dependent,' Congressman Begich tells state Legislature
The comments, in his first address to state lawmakers, come as Alaskans reckon with the effects of Trump’s broad efforts to ...
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Begich supports Trump’s federal cutbacks, but ‘I recognize the process won’t be perfect’
Now that President Donald Trump has broken much of the federal government, U.S. Rep. Nick Begich III says he’s open to hearing from people about which pieces should be fixed. But there’s also more ...