Rep. Bacon supports Trump’s tax bill despite the change of Medicaid, urges the support of GOP House
House Republicans race with time to get enough votes for President Donald Trump’s expenditure bill because some GOP members remain doubtful before the voting is important.
Representative of Don Bacon, R-Neb., Defending the Controversial Bill in an interview with ABC News Live, acknowledged concerns about Medicaid’s changes while emphasizing what he saw as a critical benefit for middle-class Americans.
“If I vote not on this, I choose to raise income tax to everyone around 20%,” Bacon said, explaining that for middle class families in Nebraska, this means around $ 1,700 more taxes every year. “For someone who earns $ 50,000 a year, the tax increase is $ 141 per month.”
Rep. Don Bacon walked to the voting, May 14, 2025, in Capitol Hill.
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Legislation, which passed the Senate on Tuesday with the vice president of JD Vance, including around $ 4 trillion in tax cuts and new expenses for immigration enforcement. However, the bill faces significant opposition from moderate and fiscal conservatives of hardliners in the DPR.
According to ABC News Capitol Hill Jay O’Brien’s correspondent, DPR speaker Mike Johnson did not have the required votes on Wednesday night to advance the bill. “The floor of the house is jammed,” O’brien reported, noting that around a dozen Republican detention remains unsure even though there was a direct appeal from Trump.
Bacon, when supporting the bill, expressed objections to the modification of the senate in the provisions of the Medicaid. “I think the DPR Bill is better,” he said, but maintaining a core change because it mainly focuses on work requirements for healthy adults without young children.
“We are trying to make people work and get it back to employer insurance,” Bacon said. He stressed that the most significant reduction in Medicaid will come from applying work requirements and auditing the current recipient to ensure eligibility.
ABC News White House Correspondent Mary Bruce reported that moderate Republican parties were very concerned about the estimated that suggested 11.8 million people could lose their insurance under the bill. Meanwhile, conservative opponents are worried about the law by adding around $ 3.4 trillion to national debt over the next decade.
Johnson told ABC News that he remained “optimistic and full of hope” about ratification of the Wednesday night Bill, even though the Republican party was only able to lose three votes from their party to secure the section.
When pressed about democratic criticism that the bill prioritizes tax cuts for the rich at the expense of social programs, Bacon pushed back.
“Rich people actually pay a higher part under this bill, and everyone gets a 20%tax reduction.” He added that the percentage was reduced for those who produced more than $ 100,000.
The DPR continues the negotiations on Wednesday night when approaching the deadline for July 4, with an extension of the child’s tax credit and national defense expenditure depending on balance.
