President Trump's "big, beautiful bill" passed the House on Thursday after lawmakers wrestled with the legislation during an all-night session.
The GOP spending bill now rests before a weary upper chamber as Medicaid reforms and deficit expansion remain concerns for Senate Republicans.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) has urged his colleagues not to tamper with the bill's language, citing a very "delicate equilibrium" reached between the party's fiscal hawks and Republicans in blue states pushing for tax breaks.
Still, Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) has already raised several slated revisions. |
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House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) defended the House-passed "big, beautiful bill" that funds President Trump's agenda during a Sunday appearance on CNN, arguing that it won't threaten Medicaid coverage for people who need it, despite independent analysis that suggests it will end health insurance for millions.
"We are not cutting Medicaid in this package," Johnson told CNN's Jake Tapper. "There's a lot of misinformation out there about this." |
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House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) denied that the "big, beautiful bill" the House passed last week would lead to the United States spending more money.
During an appearance on "Fox News Sunday," the House speaker responded to a statement made by Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) on the program earlier, where he called the spending cuts on the bill funding President Trump's agenda "wimpy and anemic."
Paul has been a vocal critic of the bill, saying he is a firm "no" on the House bill unless it removes the $4 trillion debt limit hike. However, Johnson said the move is a "critically important thing to do."
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Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wisc.) pressed back on the House version of a sweeping domestic policy measure meant to advance President Trump's agenda during an interview with CNN's Jake Tapper on Sunday, arguing it will exacerbate the national deficit.
"We need to be responsible, and the first goal of our budget reconciliation process should be to reduce the deficit," Johnson said. "This actually increases it."
"I'm sorry, the House bill would probably add, I've calculated, $4 trillion," he added.
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Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said he would've been willing to vote for President Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill" even with the "wimpy and anemic" spending cuts, but the current bill would "explode the debt."
During an appearance on "Fox News Sunday," Paul, who said he is a hard no on the bill the House passed early Thursday morning, said he supports spending cuts.
"I think the cuts currently in the bill are wimpy and anemic, but I still would support the bill even with wimpy and anemic cuts if they weren't going to explode the debt," he said.
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