President Trump pushed House Republicans to pass a tax-cuts bill that could jeopardize health care access for 8.6 million Americans and exacerbate the national debt. Despite significant opposition to the measures that threaten Medicare and support cuts in poor districts, only two Republicans opposed the bill, reflecting their reliance on Trump's political capital. Negotiations leading up to the vote tested the unity of the GOP, with various factions expressing dissatisfaction, especially over state and local tax exemptions, revealing underlying tensions within the party.
"House Republicans delivered on much of Trump's domestic agenda with a tax-cutting bill that would cost 8.6 million Americans their access to health care through Medicaid or Obamacare subsidies."
"Trump demanded exhausted Republicans vote for a package that will easily be weaponized against them without even bothering to come up with a decent argument for why it's worth potentially making life worse for millions of aging, unemployed, working-poor, or disabled Americans."
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