GOP eyes second reconciliation bill focused on fraud prevention and Medicaid cuts
TL;DR
House Budget Chair Jodey Arrington signaled a second post‑midterms reconciliation bill centered on fraud prevention in safety-net programs, reviving Medicaid‑spending cut ideas and offsetting new spending with Pentagon savings amid GOP internal doubts. The day also features a Senate housing package advancing with debates over CBDC and investor rules, while Republicans discuss renewing Section 702 surveillance and other election‑related reforms, all amid midterm pressures and intra‑party tensions.
- House Budget chair eyes more safety-net cuts for second megabill Politico
- Speaker Johnson floats using reconciliation to address alleged fraud in blue states The Hill
- Big Beautiful Bill 2.0 May Cut Health Care to Fund Iran War New York Magazine
- House Republicans will try to pursue a second reconciliation bill Punchbowl News
- GOP Talk of Another Mega-Bill Hits a Wall: BGOV Starting Line Bloomberg Government News
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