In theory, the budget, which kicks off the process of passing an extension of tax cuts passed in 2017 and up to $2 trillion in cuts meant to partly offset them, could become law without significant cuts to Medicaid. But it won’t be easy.

The House on Tuesday evening began voting on a budget resolution that would lay the framework for President Donald Trump's agenda, extending Trump's 2017 tax cuts and boosting defense spending in exchange for trillions in spending curbs—but GOP divisions could imperil the bill, which marks the first major test of the new Congress.