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Some Republican lawmakers who supported President Trump's big reconciliation bill now seek changes in effective dates.
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,
Thom Tillis of North Carolina, who had announced he could not support the bill because of Medicaid cuts that he worried would leave many without health care in his state. A new analysis from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office said the Senate ...
The legislation keeps some House provisions, like new Medicaid rules, while making significant changes in other areas, including the state and local tax deduction.