Republicans need to cut Medicaid to hit budget savings target, CBO finds
- House Republicans directed a congressional committee to find $880 billion in cuts, primarily affecting Medicaid, to meet their budget goals, as confirmed by the Congressional Budget Office .
- The CBO confirmed that Republicans must cut Medicaid to achieve $2 trillion in budget savings over the next decade, contradicting party claims about not touching such programs.
- House Speaker Mike Johnson and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise noted that the word 'Medicaid' is not included in their budget plan.
- Democrats argue that these cuts represent a betrayal of the middle class, as they believe the wealthy would benefit from the proposed tax cuts.
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