President Donald Trump has pledged to keep Medicaid intact while House Republicans are moving forward with a budget that would reduce Medicaid spending.
Trump endorsed House Republicans’ $4.5 trillion budget that prioritizes his wishes for border security and energy policy while also extending the tax cuts passed in 2017. To offset the tax cuts, the House has proposed $2 trillion in spending cuts to various departments, including $880 billion in Medicaid spending over the next decade.
“Medicare, Medicaid — none of that stuff is going to be touched,” Trump said in an interview Wednesday night, though he said he supported eliminating benefits to illegal immigrants.
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