Washington – The home is expected to vote later on Tuesday Comprehensive budgetary solutions – The first major legislative push to President Trump’s agenda – put several Republicans in California on a tricky stance in defending whether to defend potential cuts to popular programs such as Medicaid.
The vote comes after weeks of fierce quarrels between House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), who will have to provide a variety of budgets from Republican meetings, including several representing vulnerable swing areas. Californian. Later Tuesday Johnson runs in the roomtrying to support his narrow Republican majority.
Johnson is taking “A big, beautiful bill” With Trump’s support, Trump will set goals for administration spending and revenue, and then pass Republicans through more detailed legislation later this year.
The spokesperson aims to present the first large legislative package on the priorities Trump outlined in many of the executive orders, including funding priorities to increase immigration restrictions, cut taxes and strengthen the economy. His proposal requires $4.5 trillion in tax breaks and $2 trillion in spending cuts for 10 years.
The proposal directs certain committees to determine where to reduce these reductions. One of the most controversial plans Medicaid faces is funding health care More than 72 million Americans. The Energy and Commerce Commission, which is responsible for Medicaid, is tasked with cutting $880 billion.
Republicans represent California’s swing congressional district – including representatives. David Valadao (R-Hanford) and Young gold (R-Anaheim Hills) – It must decide whether to support their party’s agenda at any cost or potentially disastrous counterattacks in the family community faced by agreeing to cut Medicaid.
Especially in Valadao’s 22nd Congressional District, 67% of the population is on Medi-Cal because Medicaid is known in California, which is the highest percentage in the state. UC Berkeley Labor Center.
“The Republican budget will take health care from millions of Americans, even children, to cover the tax cuts required by Elon Musk and Republican billionaire donors,” Rep. Peter Aggie Lal (D-Redlands), the House Democratic Caucus, said in a press conference on Tuesday. “This vote not only opens the door to Medicaid cuts, it also guarantees them.”
House leaders have repeatedly stressed that the budget outline does not include cutting Medicaid. But Johnson refused to commit to fully fund the program, laying the foundation for future cuts.
“Everyone is committed to keeping health insurance benefits for those who desperately need it and deserve and qualify,” Johnson said. “What we are talking about is rooted fraud, waste and abuse.”
Passing a vote will enable budget proposals to enter the committee to eliminate details. But besides Republicans who are worried about Medicaid, others who are worried about Treasury bonds want to cut spending more deeply.
Democrats have seized on the potential for Medicaid in their messaging in recent weeks, and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee told supporters in an email over the weekend that Republicans want to “deprive health care and food from American families.”
Residents have been gathering in Southern California to blast the impending cuts. “Deputy. Young King, don’t take our health care away Tuesday!” cried at the Orange County protest Monday.
Congress must pass budget or risk by March 14 Government shutdown.
