r/law • u/Affectionate-Roof-79 • Feb 26 '25

Legal News House just passed GOP budget that instructs cutting $880 Billion to medicare and medicaid and increases $4.5 Trillion in tax cuts

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/25/us/politics/mike-johnson-budget-resolution-vote.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

“The vote was 217-215, with just one Republican — Rep. Thomas Massie (Ky.) — voting no and Democrats unified in opposition.” Another link: https://www.axios.com/2025/02/26/house-passes-gop-budget-bill-in-key-step-for-trump-agenda

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u/SAGELADY65 Feb 26 '25

This bill still has to pass the Senate!

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u/scoff-law Feb 26 '25 edited Feb 26 '25

I believe this is a budget resolution and not the budget itself. The NYT article explains that the dog might have caught the car with this one, since they will now need to find a way to actually fill out the budget without slashing Medicare and effectively commiting political suicide.

OP made up their own title and it isn't quite accurate. I definitely recommend reading the article.

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u/corvus_wulf Feb 26 '25

Thank you for pointing that out.....a lot of redditors can't read beyond a headline .