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President Donald Trump moved Tuesday to end the quarrelling among various GOP factions and move his domestic-policy megabill toward passage, telling House Republicans behind closed doors that they need to unite immediately behind the “big, beautiful bill” their leaders have assembled.
South Carolina Medicaid approved GLP-1s to treat obesity, placing it among the few state programs covering the drugs. But access remains limited.
Rep. Claudia Tenney, who has a district office in Canandaigua, supports the "One Big Beautiful Bill" the unions are opposing.
Plus: The federal deficit isn’t on anyone’s radar.
In a briefing held by the Catholic Health Association, hospital leaders referred to the “moral imperative” they and Congress share to preserve the country’s safety net.
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Republicans are proposing cuts to Medicaid as part of President Donald Trump's spending bill. Some Americans are worried the cuts will cause them to lose their coverage.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) arrived for a meeting with House Republicans in Washington on Wednesday morning. House Republicans pushed forward on their sweeping domestic policy bill in marathon sessions that stretched into Wednesday morning, pushing debate over Medicaid and tax cuts. HAITUN JIANG/NYT
Secretary of State Marco Rubio delivered his opening statement at the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations despite being interrupted multiple times by protesters. Rubio alluded to changes at the department and insisted the U.S. isn't backing away from its foreign policies and humanitarian efforts around the world.