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House rules hearing spotlights how reconciliation changes could strip Medicaid, food aid from millions
Summary
During a Rules Committee hearing on the GOP reconciliation package, Democrats warned the bill’s Medicaid and SNAP changes would remove coverage and benefits from millions of Americans — including children, seniors and veterans — while Republicans defended changes as fiscal reform.
House members across the aisle used a Rules Committee markup of the so‑called "1 Big Beautiful Bill" to spotlight competing views about sweeping health‑and‑nutrition changes in the GOP reconciliation package.
Democrats repeatedly said the reconciliation health title would make millions lose coverage and urged the committee to adopt amendments protecting Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). “This is a catastrophic and unacceptable outcome for Louisiana and for the American people,” Representative Troy A. Fields told the committee while defending amendments to limit coverage losses.
Supporters of the bill said it targets waste, fraud and abuse and introduces work and…
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