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Some Republican lawmakers who supported President Trump's big reconciliation bill now seek changes in effective dates.
Although the tax cuts for the wealthy take effect in 2025 and 2026, the deep cuts to safety-net programs that slash $1 trillion from Medicaid over the next decade won’t start causing pain until
Senate Republicans face setback as parliamentarian removes controversial Medicaid changes from President Donald Trump's bill, including provider tax rate crackdown that divided GOP lawmakers.
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The Western Journal on MSNSenate Parliamentarian Helps Dems Keep Medicaid for Illegal Aliens, Thwarts Big Beautiful Bill ProvisionSenate Parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough ruled that a provision in the One Big Beautiful Bill blocking illegal immigrants from receiving Medicaid benefits had to be removed. Senate Republicans are moving the legislation through the upper chamber using the budget reconciliation process,
GOP senators said they would remove $400 million in cuts to PEPFAR from the rescissions proposal, which targets foreign aid and public broadcasting, ahead of a Friday deadline.