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PBS News Hour - Segments

Who gains and who loses under Trump’s big budget bill

PBS News Hour - Segments

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4.11K Ratings

🗓️ 26 June 2025

⏱️ 5 minutes

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President Trump’s big budget bill faces a significant test as the Senate prepares to start voting as soon as Friday. It comes as the Senate parliamentarian ruled that some major Medicaid changes in the bill do not qualify for the budget process Republicans are using. Lisa Desjardins reports on where the bill stands and who could gain or lose from it. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

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0:00.0

In a crucial 24 hours for President Trump's big budget bill as the Senate prepares to start voting as soon as tomorrow.

0:07.2

A key official, the parliamentarian, ruled that some major Medicaid changes in it do not qualify for the budget process Republicans are using.

0:15.6

But President Trump today pushed forward.

0:17.7

At the White House, he brought together Americans whose stories highlight what

0:21.6

Republicans like in the bill, including farmers, auto workers, and employees who rely on tips.

0:27.6

Lisa Desjardin joins us now from the Super Screen to update us on where the bill stands and who could

0:32.1

gain or lose from it. Lisa, good to see you. Good to see you. So walk us through this decision

0:36.6

from the parliamentarian. What was that about?

0:38.3

Right.

0:39.3

The parliamentarian has to decide, does each provision in the bill meet Senate rules for so-called

0:43.3

budget reconciliation, which is how this bill is moving, and she made some very significant

0:47.3

rulings about the Medicaid portion in particular.

0:50.3

So let's break down what's in and what's out of the bill on Medicaid.

0:53.3

This happened just in the last 24 hours.

0:55.5

Cuts to state provider taxes.

0:57.5

This is a major method of funding for many states.

1:00.0

The parliamentarian ruled that does not meet the requirements for the bill.

1:04.5

The penalty for states, which use their own money,

1:07.5

to cover undocumented immigrant in the bill right now,

1:10.5

but the parliamentarian ruled, no, that's more policy than it is actually budget maneuver.

1:15.5

There's a ban on transgender care in Medicaid in this bill in the House version and Senate version.

1:20.9

She ruled that cannot stay in the bill.

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