House Republicans demanded hundreds of billions of Medicaid’s cuts despite a fight

House Republicans are plowing forward Tuesday to advance the main components of their bill to fund President Donald Trump’s agenda – including Tax and Cutting Medicaid – even when they remain in conflict with some critical problems.

The source tells ABC News that the duel, dramatic audience is expected to drag far into the night and to Wednesday when the Democrats try to challenge the Republican efforts to write the “Big Bulu, Indah” sections Trump.

Democrat members from the DPR Energy and Trade Committee, who have jurisdiction for the energy and health care programs, plans to offer some destroyed amendments and may try unusual steps to call impromptu witnesses to testify about how Medicaid affects their lives. Republicans tend to block both efforts.

Dozens of people in the wheelchair chant “There are no pieces for Medicaid!” Trying to block the energy door and trading markup before it began and was blocked by the Capitol police. Some were arrested.

Markup in the Committee of the DPR’s Ways and Facilities, which has a jurisdiction of taxes, is also expected to slide into the night in the midst of an internal GOP battle over the closure of the State and Local Tax Reduction. Democrats are expected to dispose of bills as a massive break for the richest taxpayers.

While the GOP plan to propose a large -scale cut to Medicaid, it did not include some of the most drastic cuts driven by the Republican hardliners, placed its aisle in the flux in the middle of a conservative rebellion.

Representative of the Republic of Texas Chip Roy said on Monday that he opposed the proposal and needed a “significant” change to support the final package.

“I remain open -minded because progress has been made based on our strong efforts to force change. But we cannot continue the path that we have come down – and we will need significant additional changes to gather my support,” he said in a post in X.

Asked on Tuesday whether he was worried about members like Roy behind the bill, “said DPR Speaker Mike Johnson replied,” Nobody will get 100 percent of what we want. Chip is one of my best friends. We communicate in the past hour, and we will talk again today. I think we make everyone. “

Trump has repeatedly promised not to cut Medicaid and he and the Republican said they would produce savings by cutting waste and fraud in this program.

Before leaving on the journey four days to the Middle East on Monday, he urged the Republican party to “unite” around the bill and said the executive order he signed on Monday which will “cut the cost of prescription drugs” and “hundreds of billions of incoming tariffs” must be taken into account in the bill score.

With a Republican party that controls the two congress rooms, they use a process called reconciliation which only requires a simple majority for the section to track their legislation quickly.

Republicans launched the legislative text over the weekend which outlines their plans to cut Medicaid expenditure by imposing work requirements for recipients, making more frequent feasibility checks, and punishing countries like New York and California who offer Medicaid to illegal immigrants.

The Congress Budget Office wrote in a letter to the Chairman of the Energy and Trade Brett Guthrie that the proposal meets its high target for saving $ 880 billion over the next decade.

The Energy and Trade Committee rejects pressure from hardlines such as Roy who demanded that GOP leaders propose a decrease in the percentage paid by the federal government to the State Medicaid program or put the per capita hat in the Federal Medicaid payment to the state.

The health department will save around $ 715 billion, according to CBO. However, at least 8.6 million more Americans will not be insured.

Some cultural war issues were discussed in the bill, including provisions for disarming Medicaid funds from organizations that offer abortion services such as Planned Parenthood.

The law has received a pushback from the Republican Party in the Senate that must participate with it, including Senator Missouri Josh Hawley, who wrote an opinion at the New York Times on Monday, a warning of steps to cut Medicaid.

“The party’s wing wants the Republican party to build our large and beautiful bills around to cut health insurance for poor workers. But the argument is morally wrong and suicide politically,” Sen wrote. Hawley.

Meanwhile, the Committee of the Ways and Facilities, which marks the tax section of the bill, outlines the permanent extension of the 2017 Trump tax deduction and work laws, as well as making good campaign promises such as no tax on tips and no overtime tax.

The plan will temporarily increase children’s tax credit, make a Maga savings account for children and temporarily increase standard tax reduction. It also called for an increase in $ 4 trillion to the debt ceilings, which must be handled by the congress in mid -July to avoid default.

Some moderate Republicans insist because they do not cut Medicaid, the benefits that are relied on by many of their constituents.

This law also includes one of the most controversial components – a tax proposal that will increase the limit of state and local tax reduction (salt) from $ 10,000 to $ 30,000 for those who earn less than $ 400,000, which according to some moderate republic from a state with higher taxes say not enough.

New York Representative Nick Lalota said he was “still hell not” at a post in X.

Mike Lawler’s representative from New York told Bloomberg TV that the proposal was “very inadequate,” added that he would make a vote against the bill if he came to the floor.

“We will continue to work in good faith with leadership, with administration to resolve this, but we need to hold honest and serious discussions about this problem,” he added.

This is what is in the bill:

Cutting Medicaid

Medicaid job requirements: This bill will impose work requirements for Medicaid recipients who are able to at least 80 hours per month-or require registration in educational programs for at least 80 hours or a combination per month.

More frequent feasibility checks: The law will require the country to make more frequent feasibility determination – from every 12 months to every six months.

Prohibit Medicaid funds for gender transitions for minors: The move will prohibit the Federal Medicaid Fund from going to treatment which confirms gender for transgender children.

Medicaid Dana Block for Non-citizen State: Federal funding will be blocked from going to a state that provides health care coverage under Medicare for migrants in the country without authorization.

Targets Medicaid funding for organizations that provide abortion: This step includes language which basically will prohibit health service providers that offer abortion services from receiving Medicaid funds.

Drug Prices: The bill makes changes to the law reduction and allow drugs to be freed from the price negotiations of Medicare drugs if they are approved to treat various diseases.

Cutting the Energy Program in the Law Reduction Law: The proposal will cut the inflation reduction law program such as expenditure for electric vehicles, scratching federal funds related to climate and eliminating net energy loans.

Tax provisions

No tax on tips: A very large tax separation for the service industry and the provisions that are also trumpets by Kamala Harris as a Democratic candidate for the President, even though he binds tax relief for the increase in federal minimum wages. This is temporary and will expire at the end of 2028.

There is no tax for overtime: Will relieve millions of Americans who work overtime. This is temporary and will also expire at the end of 2028.

Extension of 2017 Tax Cutting and Work Law: Make taxes from the laws of tax and work with permanent 2017; Excluding tax increases in the richest people. Trump posted last week that the proposal was not allowed to raise taxes for high predecessors, “But I’m fine if they do it !!!”

Maga savings account creation for children -children: The contribution limit to the tax year is $ 5,000. This includes a pilot program to start an account with $ 1,000.

SALT: Lifts State and Local Deduction Cap to $ 30,000 with an income phase above $ 400,000. Married couples submit separate taxes are subject to a $ 15,000 limit and a phase of above $ 200,000 in revenue.

Increased debt limit: That size calls on to increase the debt limit by $ 4 trillion. Minister of Finance Scott Besent said last week MPs had to overcome the debt limit in mid -July to avoid default.

Increased tax reduction for seniors: Senior will get a standard reduction of $ 4,000 standard tax subject to income limit. This is temporary and will also expire at the end of 2028.

Excise Tax in Higher Education: Those who have eternal funds of more than $ 2 million per student will increase from 1.4% to 21%, targeting the Ivy League school. Religious schools will be excluded.

Children’s Tax Credit: A temporary increase from $ 1,000 to $ 2,500 to 2028 and to $ 2,000 after that. The recipient will be asked to have a social security number.

Reduction for business that meets the requirements: The bill will increase the reduction in business income that meets the requirements from 20% to 22%.

Expanding the increase in the exemption of land taxes and prizes: Will increase the exemption of land taxes and prizes to $ 15 million.

Elevating standard tax reduction: This size includes several new tax cuts such as to increase standard reduction of $ 2,000 to $ 32,000 for 2025 for shared reporters and $ 1,000 to $ 16,000 to 2028.