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House Republicans Are Concerned About Medicaid Cuts — But Not Enough to Vote Against the Budget

Speaker Mike Johnson is facing uproar from the Freedom Caucus and fiscal hawks over the Senate-adopted budget. But another faction of the House GOP conference is concerned about Medicaid cuts.

Nick Lalota

Rep. Nick Lalota talks with reporters after a meeting of the House Republican Conference in the U.S. Capitol. Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call via AP

By Katherine Swartz

April 8, 2025 04:14 PM

House Speaker Mike Johnson is facing dissent from nearly every corner of his conference on the Senate’s budget resolution.

But “nearly” is not “every.”

Vulnerable Republicans concerned about Medicaid cuts — primarily, though not exclusively, moderates and front-liners — plan to back the Senate-adopted budget despite continued worries about the impact on Medicaid.