Senate GOP Puts $1,600,000,000,000 In Spending On Chopping Block
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Senate Republicans are nearing a vote to slash more than $160 billion in government spending annually within President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful” bill — and the conference could enact more cuts in the final hours before a vote on final passage.
TrumpandSenateRepublicansaretoutingthelargestcuttomandatoryspendinginAmericanhistorywithintheupperchamber’sbudgetbill.TheSenateproposalnotablyexceedstheinitialHousedraft’sestimatedsavingsby$200billionoveraten-yearperiod,surpassingSenateRepublicans’goalofslashingspendingby$1.5trillionoveraten-yearperiod.(RELATED:‘OutrightMassacre’:SenateGOPTakesSledgehammerToBiden’sGreenEnergySubsidies)
SenateMajorityLeaderJohnThunehasalsobackedanefforttosecuremorecutswithinthepresident’ssweepingtaxreliefandimmigrationlegislation.
Thedeficit-reducingmeasureissponsoredbyRepublicanFloridaSen.RickScottandwouldlowerthe90%federalmatchratefornewMedicaidenrolleesinstatesthatexpandedcoverageundertheAffordableCareAct.Agroup
