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'Call this what it is--theft': Republicans approve largest Medicaid, SNAP cuts in US history [View all]
House Republicans on Thursday morning passed their sprawling budget reconciliation package after making last-minute changes to the legislation to mollify far-right hardliners.
The final count was 215-214, with every Democrat voting no and Rep. Andy Harris (R-Md.)—chairman of the House Freedom Caucus—voting present. The bill runs over 1,100 pages.
Earlier Thursday, the House voted to begin floor debate on the legislation after the GOP-controlled rules panel approved a slew of amendments to the bill, including a change that would move up the start date of draconian Medicaid work requirements to December 31, 2026—resulting in even bigger cuts to the program and more people losing coverage. Under an earlier version of the legislation, the work requirements would have taken effect at the start of 2029.
The updated bill would also "give states a financial incentive not to expand" Medicaid coverage under the Affordable Care Act "to people with higher incomes than traditional enrollees, though still near the poverty line," Politico reported.
The final count was 215-214, with every Democrat voting no and Rep. Andy Harris (R-Md.)—chairman of the House Freedom Caucus—voting present. The bill runs over 1,100 pages.
Earlier Thursday, the House voted to begin floor debate on the legislation after the GOP-controlled rules panel approved a slew of amendments to the bill, including a change that would move up the start date of draconian Medicaid work requirements to December 31, 2026—resulting in even bigger cuts to the program and more people losing coverage. Under an earlier version of the legislation, the work requirements would have taken effect at the start of 2029.
The updated bill would also "give states a financial incentive not to expand" Medicaid coverage under the Affordable Care Act "to people with higher incomes than traditional enrollees, though still near the poverty line," Politico reported.
https://www.alternet.org/big-beautiful-bill-passes-house/
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