President Donald Trump on Tuesday warned House Republicans against making major changes to Medicaid as they negotiate a sweeping tax and policy package, according to lawmakers who attended the meeting.
Trump trekked to the Capitol as House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) scrambles to pass sweeping legislation filled with many of the administration’s domestic priorities, including extending the 2017 tax cuts and increasing defense and border spending.
One major sticking point has been a push by conservative hardliners for significant changes to Medicaid. Moderate Republicans fear deep cuts to Medicaid could cost them with voters who rely on the aid. Trump ...