GOP Senators Oppose Hundreds of Billions in Medicaid Cuts, Threatening Trump Bill and John Thune’s Friday Vote Plan

Republican senators are strongly opposing the inclusion of hundreds of billions of dollars in Medicaid cuts in the Senate version of President Donald Trump’s budget reconciliation package. This pushback is jeopardizing the progress of the legislation and threatening Senate Majority Leader John Thune's plan to hold a vote as soon as Friday. The resistance among GOP senators raises concerns about the unity within the party and the ability to advance Trump’s fiscal agenda through the Senate.