House GOP budget resolution in jeopardy amid concerns from moderates

[jerrymahoney]

02/16/25 6:00 AM ET

 

The House GOP’s budget resolution could be in jeopardy of not clearing the full chamber amid concerns from moderates over likely cuts to social safety net programs — particularly Medicaid — with a handful undecided on whether they will support the key measure.

 

Reps. David Valadao (R-Calif.) and Nicole Malliotakis (R-N.Y.) — both of whom represent districts with a significant percentage of Medicaid recipients — told The Hill that they are withholding support from the budget resolution as they seek more information on the severity of the cuts and how they could impact their constituents. <SKIP>

 

“There’s only one place you can go, and that’s Medicaid. That’s where the money is,” Rep. Russ Fulcher (R-Idaho), who sits on the Energy and Commerce Committee. “There’s others, don’t get me wrong, but if you’re gonna get to $900 billion, something has to be reformed on the Medicaid front.”

 

https://thehill.com/homenews/5146860-gop-budget-resolution-moderates-medicaid/

[gargamon]

So the implosion begins. 

[candide]

That's obvious! There are more Dem recipients than Republican recipients, but there are still recipients.

 

The problem for Republican politicians is that they are not evenly geographically distributed. They tend to be concentrated in some red rural areas which are playing a key role in the U.S. electoral system. 

 

The GOP politicians they elected, in particular, are not eager to shoot themselves in the foot! 🙂