House Republicans, in a 216-214 vote, have approved the Senate’s fiscal 2025 budget blueprint, paving the way for key portions of President Donald Trump’s domestic policy agenda — including potential sweeping changes to Medicaid.
The budget resolution’s passage marks a crucial milestone for Republican lawmakers, who are advancing a legislative path to enact deep spending cuts without Democratic input, according to The Hill. The measure triggers the next phase of budget reconciliation, which enables the Senate to bypass Democratic buy-in by working around the 60-vote filibuster threshold.
Although the resolution is nonbinding, it serves as an instruction manual for drafting a final legislative package — and all signs point to Medicaid being in the crosshairs.
Source: Medicaid ‘decision time’ has arrived / Becker’s Hospital Review