House Republicans have laid out a blueprint for the first federal budget under President Trump’s second administration. It calls for massive tax cuts, lifting the debt ceiling and deep cuts to programs like Medicaid. Scott and Marisa talk with New York Times congressional correspondent Catie Edmondson about the politics of cutting programs for low-income Americans to pay for tax cuts for the richest.
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Winners and Losers in Republican Budget Blueprint
U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-La.) at a news conference at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 14, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
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