N.Y., shares her thoughts on possible cuts to Medicaid by the Department of Government Efficiency on ‘Fox News Live.’

Ariz., signed a letter that includes a warning about potential harms from proposed Republican Medicaid spending cuts.

The House of Representatives is gearing up to vote on a budget bill, endorsed by President Trump, that would fulfill most of Trump’s legislative priorities. The bill includes tax breaks for the wealthy partially paid for by steep cuts to Medicaid and SNAP benefits.

House Republicans drew outcry from MA Democrats after advancing broad budget framework telling committee that oversees Medicaid to find $880B in cuts.

Hours after pledging that the safety net program “isn’t going to be touched,” Trump surprised some of his own staff Wednesday when he endorsed a House budget that would gut Medicaid.

Democrats are planning to make Republicans take uncomfortable amendment votes, including several on protecting Medicaid from cuts.

Medicaid is the fourth-biggest spending item in the federal budget. And unlike the three items ahead of it (Social Security, Medicare, defense spending) it serves poor people exclusively. Historically, those sorts of programs have been the toughest to defend against legislators eager to slash funds.