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GOP Plans To Gut Medicaid, Wants To Cut At Least $715 Billion From Healthcare
GOP Plans To Gut Medicaid, Wants To Cut At Least $715 Billion From Healthcare

Millions of Americans are at risk of losing healthcare as House Republicans look to implement the Trump administration’s plan to cut at least $715 billion in healthcare funding, including Medicaid . Republicans, who continue to face criticism from the public as they aim to dismantle healthcare, insist that the latest move is part of their effort to eliminate “fraud, waste and abuse.” What are Democrats and Republicans saying about the fight for healthcare? According to Rep. Brett Guthrie of Kentucky, the GOP chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee, which oversees spending for healthcare, the president is keeping his promise to his supporters. “Savings like these allow us to use this bill to renew the Trump tax cuts and keep Republicans’ promise to hardworking middle-class families,” Guthrie said, per ABC News . However, Democrats such as Rep. Frank Pallone of New Jersey continue to fight to preserve healthcare access. “In no uncertain terms, millions of Americans will lose...

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