GOP Mulls $5T In Cuts To Medicaid, Welfare, And ACA

Politico reports:

House Republicans are passing around a “menu” of more than $5 trillion in cuts they could use to bankroll President-elect Donald Trump’s top priorities this year, including tax cuts and border security. The early list of potential spending offsets obtained by POLITICO includes changes to Medicare and ending Biden administration climate programs, along with slashing welfare and “reimagining” the Affordable Care Act.

The people, granted anonymity to discuss closed-door negotiations, said that the list originated from the House Budget Committee, chaired by Rep. Jodey Arrington (R-Texas). Cuts to Medicaid, the Affordable Care Act and the country’s largest anti-hunger program would spark massive opposition from Democrats and would also face some GOP resistance. House Speaker Mike Johnson can’t afford any Republican defections if he wants to pass a package on party lines.

Read the full article. Arrington, who voted for overturning the 2020 election, last appeared here when he cited Noah’s Ark as justification for lacing the Rio Grande with razor wire and circular saws.

House Republicans are cooking up a “menu” of $5 TRILLION in cuts that serve the ultra-wealthy and stick you with the bill.

Your health care (the ACA, Medicare, and Medicaid) is on the chopping block to pay for tax cuts for billionaires.

That’s what I call pickpocket economics. pic.twitter.com/5P1bmHHXO0

— Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández (@RepTeresaLF) January 10, 2025