Senate GOP passes Trump's sweeping policy bill, setting up decisive vote in the House [NPR]
Senate GOP passes Trump's sweeping policy bill, setting up decisive vote in the House [NPR]
so glad we are decimating every federal program for the poor to make room for what really matters: tax breaks for millionaires. Finally the country gets back to its robber baron roots.
Republicans are offsetting some of those costs with cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, along with major changes to Medicaid, the joint federal and state program that provides health care for roughly 70 million low-income, elderly and disabled Americans. Early estimates suggest around 11 million people could lose coverage under the GOP bill.
Don't worry, we aren't getting medicaid - because we said we aren't. No need to proofcheck.
The only saving grace, which is... like getting sprinkles on that dogshit sandwich:
To get the bill through, Republicans turned to a special budget tool known as reconciliation. By doing so, the party was able to sidestep a Democratic filibuster and pass the bill with a simple majority. But the legislation also needed to fit strict Senate rules that require all of the elements to be primarily related to the budget and spending. That meant many GOP priorities were stripped from the legislation before the final vote.