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Rep. Chip Roy says GOP leaders need to ‘show us the math’ in tax cut, Medicaid talks

PBS News Hour - Segments

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🗓️ 7 May 2025

⏱️ 6 minutes

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President Trump’s agenda is facing a major test in Congress. To help fund tax cuts, some Republicans support significant cuts to Medicaid. A Congressional Budget Office analysis found the proposal would mean 5.5 million fewer people on Medicaid and about 2.5 million without insurance. The cuts would save $700 billion. Lisa Desjardins discussed the GOP plans with Texas Rep. Chip Roy. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

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0:00.0

President Trump's agenda is facing a major test in Congress to help fund his tax cuts.

0:06.0

Medicaid is the single biggest area of savings on the table.

0:10.2

Last night, we spoke with GOP Congresswoman Nicole Maliatakis, who opposes some Medicaid cuts.

0:16.0

Tonight, a different view.

0:17.5

And correspondent Lisa Desjardin picks it up there.

0:21.1

Today, the Congressional Budget Office sent out its analysis of the impact of some potential

0:26.1

Medicaid cuts that some Republicans have proposed. Finding that these particular cuts would mean

0:31.0

5.5 million fewer people on Medicaid and about 2.5 million without insurance, those proposed cuts at the same time would save $700 billion.

0:41.8

To discuss the Republican plans, Texas Congressman Chip Roy joins me now.

0:46.2

Thank you, Congressman.

0:47.8

Those millions of Americans who could lose Medicaid coverage are the reason that

0:52.5

moderates have pushed back so hard as you know.

0:55.5

And they say Speaker Johnson told them he's taken those cuts off the table. Are those cuts

1:00.7

off the table now as far as you're concerned? And could you support a bill without them?

1:05.0

I think those numbers are not quite right. So we think we can get better services, better programs,

1:09.5

save money for the American people, and be more fair, and have a better overall health care system. So we think we can get better services, better programs, save money for the American people, and be more fair and have a better overall health care system.

1:14.2

So we have some pretty simple thoughts that you shouldn't get more on Medicaid than Medicare, that you shouldn't be able to qualify if you're ineligible, for example, if you're illegal or if you're not qualified under the program, that if you can work, that you should work, and that you shouldn't get

1:28.2

more if you're able-bodied than if you're vulnerable. We think it's pretty straightforward.

1:32.5

Congressman Malia Takas told us last night that she has managed to take these larger reforms,

1:38.5

these larger changes. She would call them cuts to some people out of the bill. And Speaker Johnson's

1:43.7

indicated that as well. Is it your understanding they're out of the bill. And Speaker Johnson's indicated that as well.

1:44.5

Is it your understanding they're out of the bill?

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