The CBO said the GOP’s megabill would lead to $500 billion in cuts to Medicare. Two days later, 215 House Republicans voted for it anyway.

Medicaid has become a key hot button topic in the sweeping tax and spending cuts bill that House Republicans are scrambling to pass as soon as this week.

The House approved legislation Thursday that would cut Medicaid spending by nearly $800 billion over the next 10 years, revising President Donald Trump’s so-called “big, beautiful bill” in the final hour to move up the start date for Medicaid work requirements and prohibit Medicaid for gender-affirming care.

Trump's bill would require Medicaid applicants to provide proof of their work hours and apply for specific exceptions, creating new barriers for individuals to maintain insurance.

Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández (D-N.M.) caught South Carolina's Ralph Norman taking a brazen nap during a monumentally important hearing Wednesday.

Mary Gay Scanlon (D., Pa) said Wednesday during a marathon congressional hearing that cuts to Medicaid that are being advanced by Republicans will “threaten access to care for all Americans.” Scanlon,