Republicans’ risky fight on health care

On this episode, The Washington Post’s Libby Casey, Rhonda Colvin and James Hohmann break down some of the most controversial provisions in Republicans’ giant spending and immigration bill: Provisions that would affect Medicare and the Affordable Care Act.

While the bill has already passed the GOP-controlled House, it might have a tougher time getting through the Senate, where some Republican senators have already expressed doubts – like Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Ark.), who has said it is “wrong to cut Medicaid for the working poor.”

Plus, Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) told a town hall last week that "we all are going to die," then doubled down in an Instagram video on Saturday. Is that a politically risky move – or just what Trump would do?

00:00 Intro
01:21 How Trump’s "big, beautiful bill" affects Medicaid
03:25 Why some Senate Republicans oppose Trump’s bill
07:12 Could the GOP also repeal parts of Obamacare?
12:34 Why Republicans are pushing work requirements
14:44 Sen. Joni Ernst says "We all are going to die"
21:48 Could Republicans face backlash over Trump’s bill?
26:56 Elon Musk trashes the Big, Beautiful Bill Act

Author: Washington Post
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