Medicaid, SNAP and house of representatives
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A new non-partisan report reveals that President Trump's recently passed bill could result in 3.2 million people losing their SNAP benefits and 8 million people losing health coverage through Medicaid over the next decade.
The massive tax policy bill the House passed Thursday would change many things in the economy. Among them, who pays for major programs like SNAP and Medicaid. In the GOP’s legislation, states would start picking up more of the tab.
U.S. Rep. Ryan Mackenzie joined the vast majority of House Republicans in voting in favor of President Trump’s multitrillion-dollar tax breaks package early Thursday morning, which now needs
House Republicans are looking to push through a package of tax breaks and spending cuts to advance Trump’s agenda.
Arkansas’s four Republican congressmen voted yes on the bill, despite the fact it’s expected to slash food and health benefits for vast numbers of their own constituents if it becomes law.