The REASON why House GOP "fiscal hawks" are pissed over the big beautiful Medicaid cuts will make you vomit.

[Miles Archer]

Republicans ready late-night session on Trump's 'big, beautiful bill' after GOP mutiny
Elizabeth Elkind
Sun, May 18, 2025 at 11:30 AM EDT

The House Budget Committee is meeting at 10 p.m. for a vote on advancing the wide-ranging legislation toward a chamber-wide vote later this week.

Initial plans to advance the bill on Friday morning were upended in a mutiny by four members of the conservative House Freedom Caucus – Reps. Chip Roy, R-Texas, Ralph Norman, R-S.C., Josh Brecheen, R-Okla., and Andrew Clyde, R-Ga., all joined Democrats in voting against the bill.

The fiscal hawks are opposed to aspects of the legislation’s crackdown on Medicaid, which Republicans have said they are only trimming for waste, fraud, and abuse. But Medicaid work requirements for able-bodied people are not set to kick in until 2029, and conservatives have argued that it was a large window of time for those changes to be undone, among other concerns.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/republicans-ready-night-session-trumps-153019776.html

[Bayard]

1. It would be laughable if not such nasty deceit....

""It’s a fiscally responsible move that reflects the priorities of the new Republican Party: protect working families, address the deficit, fix the unfair SALT cap, and safeguard programs like Medicaid and SNAP—without raising taxes on the middle class."

[enid602]

2. Setting a precedent

If the R’s succeed in gutting Medicaid this year, they’ll be back for SS and Medicare in succeeding years.

[rickyhall]

4. No They'll Be Gone

[vapor2]

3. Undoubtedly!

Their cruelty and greed prevail over all else