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Senate GOP seeks deeper Medicaid cuts

SENATE FINANCE COMMITTEE CHAIRMAN MIKE CRAPO, R-IDAHO, ARRIVES FOR A HEARING WITH TREASURY SECRETARY SCOTT BESSENT ON HIS BUDGET REQUESTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2026, AT THE CAPITOL IN WASHINGTON, THURSDAY, JUNE 12, 2025. (AP PHOTO/J. SCOTT APPLEWHITE)
Republicans seek to advance Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” with cuts to offset costs of tax cut extension. PAGE A7