“If they think, you know, this is going to be a bait-and-switch activity, where it’s, we’ll vote for our resolution, which will be general and generic, and then later on when we see the bill, it’s going to contain Medicaid cuts. I just want to be real clear, I’m not going to vote for that,” he stated.
Whereas including work necessities to the safety-net program can be high-quality, Hawley stated, he took challenge with probably requiring states to cowl extra of the price of Medicaid. That’s prone to lead to cuts on the state degree, he stated. “Beyond work requirements, if it’s something that results in reductions in benefits to folks who depend on it and who are qualified and are working, I’m not going to vote for that. That’s 20% of my state,” he stated.
In the meantime, Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., stated he thought management must persuade fiscal hawks to get on board with guarantees of future cuts, if the Senate lands on $2 trillion as its goal. That will doubtless contain guarantees of extra spending cuts in subsequent laws, Tillis stated.
Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., stated he desires to see a plan for a balanced funds, however doesn’t want this 12 months’s reconciliation invoice to be the automobile to realize it.
