Economists say that the House GOP’s budget proposal, which aims to combine a $4.5 trillion tax cut with roughly $2 trillion in spending cuts, will likely benefit the richest Americans while jeopardizing access to health care for the country's poor and rural populations.

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Medicaid, an $880 billion program, is financed mostly by federal taxpayers, and makes up for around 80 percent of costs for some states, according to AP.

Senate Republicans pushed ahead late Tuesday on a scaled-back budget bill, a $340 billion package to give the Trump administration money for mass deportations and other priorities, as Democrats prepare a counter-campaign against the onslaught of actions coming from the White House.

Senate Republicans pushed ahead late on Tuesday on a scaled-back budget bill, a USD 340 billion package to give the Trump administration money for mass deportations and other priorities, as Democrats prepare a counter-campaign against the onslaught of actions coming from the White House.

The Senate took its first procedural step Tuesday on a budget blueprint that would pave the way for a filibuster-proof border security, defense and energy package, a key part of President Donald Trump’s legislative agenda.