Senate GOP looks at bigger Medicaid cuts
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Some would call it another perfect call. And as soon as Sen. Josh Hawley hung up the phone, the Missouri Republican rushed to social media to report on the great talk he just had and
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Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), who has pushed back against a House proposal to reduce Medicaid spending by hundreds of billions of dollars, says President Trump told him Monday that the final bill encompassing his domestic agenda will not include any cuts to Medicaid benefits.
The Missouri Republican also said he's confident the U.S. Senate will pass President Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill," although he agrees with Sen. Josh Hawley that the measure should not cut Medicaid benefits.
Earlier this year, Trump rescinded a Biden-era executive order that required federal contractors to be paid at least $17.75 per hour. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent also said during his Senate confirmation hearings that he opposed raising the federal minimum wage and preferred to leave the issue up to the states.