Experts from both red and blue states warned the damage from the deep cuts to Medicaid in President Trump's spending bill could extend far beyond rural hospitals, impacting vital services like preventative care, food programs, and forcing essential rural clinics to shut down, putting lives at risk. Joining us now, Tony Anne Richard, CEO of the HCC network, a collection of six community health centers serving rural areas of Missouri. And Terrence Mech is president and CEO of God's Love We Deliver, a New York ...

Healthcare Policy & Financial Impact - The proposed bill is viewed as a betrayal of working Americans, particularly impacting the Bronx [2] - The Bronx is expected to be severely affected by a $1 trillion cut to Medicaid and children's healthcare, potentially destabilizing healthcare providers and hospitals [3][9] - The Congressman states his district has a high Medicaid enrollment rate of 67% [3] - Over 70% of children, over 80% of nursing home residents, and over 90% of baby deliveries in the district are covered by Medicaid [4] - Republicans anticipate revenue from cost-cutting measures will be offset by higher interest payments on the debt [6] - Work requirements for Medicaid eligibility are expected to create bureaucratic hurdles, potentially causing people to lose healthcare access, as seen in Arkansas where 18,000 people lost healthcare [7] Political Implications - The Republican reconciliation bill is considered bad policy and bad politics, potentially causing 12 million people to lose healthcare [8][9] - The Congressman believes congressional Republicans lack backbone and integrity, acting as a cult of personality loyal to Donald Trump [19][20] - A politician in New York City turned out 200,000 voters, with voters ages 18 to 44 accounting for 50% of the electorate, marking the highest turnout since 1989 [14]

The Medicaid cuts in President Trump's bill will hurt the very Americans who propelled him into office. Those in rural areas in red states will be among the hardest hit, @lisamjarvis says (via @opinion) https://t.co/lUXoqXFGrL ...

Welcome to Meet the Press Now. I'm Kelly O'Donnell in Washington, where after a marathon 27-hour series of amendment votes, Senate Republicans were able to pass President Trump's legislative agenda, calling in Vice President J. D.Vance to break a 50/50 tie after an all-nighter of armwisting moves Senator Lisa Marowski of Alaska to yes. The massive bill includes some big changes that now have to go back to the House, including an increase in a fund to help rural hospitals handle the bill's sweeping cuts to M ...

Senators just voted to pass the so-called big beautiful bill. On this vote, the yays are 50, the naysay are 50. The Senate being evenly divided, the vice president votes in the affirmative.The bill as amended is passed. This is really the bulk of President Donald Trump's secondterm domestic agenda. It's here in this bill.We're talking, you know, Medicaid cuts, uh, rural clinics and hospital care. This is, you know, there's been a lot of political capital on the line to get this pushed. ...

Tax Policy Changes - The report breaks down key provisions in the latest version of Trump's tax bill [1] - The tax bill includes changes to the SALT cap, business breaks, and Medicaid cuts [1]

Now to breaking news on Capitol Hill where senators just voted to pass the so-called big beautiful bill. That's right. It happened just moments ago and really it's been a marathon session there in the Senate as lawmakers race to get this bill passed uh by a self-imposed July 4th deadline.Julie Circin joins us now from her post. Uh Julie, what's interesting about this to me is is Vance broke this 50-50 tie, but but this is just to reset the scene for our viewers. is really the bulk of President Donald Trump' ...

RT Bloomberg Opinion (@opinion)@skgreen @MaryEllenKlas @DavidMDrucker Which states will be hit the hardest by the proposed Medicaid cuts?New Mexico, Kentucky, Louisiana, South Carolina, Arkansas and Mississippi, says @MaryEllenKlashttps://t.co/X7WR4OX8dP ...

Bill Overview & Impact - The proposed bill slashes $1 trillion from Medicaid [1] - The Congressional Budget Office estimates 118 million (118%) people could lose health insurance over the next 10 years if the bill passes [1] - The bill is projected to increase the deficit by approximately $4 trillion [1] - The bill cuts $186 billion from support programs for the neediest, including food assistance [3] Political Opposition & Concerns - The bill faces strong opposition, with a 21-point disapproval margin among Americans [6] - Key demographics for President Trump, such as white men without college degrees and rural white voters, also oppose the bill by 10 and 11-point margins respectively [6] - Senator Tom Tillis opposes the bill due to its impact on Medicaid and will not seek re-election [1][4] - The bill is criticized for cutting healthcare and food aid for working-class and poor people while providing tax breaks to corporations and the wealthiest individuals [1][6] Democratic Amendments & Resistance - Democrats are offering amendments to try to improve the bill, focusing on issues like tax cuts for billionaires, rural hospitals, Medicaid, and food stamps [1][2] - Every Republican senator voted against an amendment to guarantee nutritional support for children under 12 [8] Potential Consequences - The bill could lead to higher energy and healthcare costs for average working Americans [1][2] - There are concerns that thousands of Americans could die as a result of healthcare cuts in the bill [8]

Hammy Baldwin of Wisconsin taking a break from voterama. Senator Baldwin, are there any Republicans that are going to vote no this evening. The It remains to be seen.And if you can believe it, I believe they are still writing portions of this bill because they are discovering based on the massive input from constituents across the country that this bill is deeply unpopular. Turns out that people don't like uh bills that cut 17 million people off of their health care. And people don't like the idea of taking ...