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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(132,412 posts)
Mon May 26, 2025, 06:18 PM May 2025

Johnson denies 'big, beautiful bill' threatens Medicaid coverage

Source: The Hill

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) defended the House-passed “big, beautiful bill” that funds President Trump’s agenda during a Sunday appearance on CNN, arguing that it won’t threaten Medicaid coverage for people who need it, despite independent analysis that suggests it will end health insurance for millions.

“We are not cutting Medicaid in this package,” Johnson told CNN’s Jake Tapper. “There’s a lot of misinformation out there about this.”

The independent Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has estimated that nearly 8 million Americans will lose health care coverage in the coming decade through changes made in the massive domestic policy measure House Republicans narrowly passed in an early morning vote Thursday after an overnight session.

Trump himself warned Republicans not to “f‑‑‑ with Medicaid” during a trip to the Capitol on Tuesday to press lawmakers on his sweeping agenda measure dubbed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

Read more: https://www.yahoo.com/news/johnson-denies-big-beautiful-bill-150637282.html



If there's a hell you're headed there Mike.
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Johnson denies 'big, beautiful bill' threatens Medicaid coverage (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2025 OP
They really think they can look in Americans' eyes and lie like that? choie May 2025 #1
Johnson... GiqueCee May 2025 #2
Breaking News: Johnson voraciously lies about Petty Ugly Bill massive cuts to Medicaid Clouds Passing May 2025 #3
And he complains about "young men" playing video games instead of working, Jack Valentino May 2025 #9
But no one wants to hire you at those ages. travelingthrulife May 2025 #11
I saw that. EndlessWire May 2025 #4
Talk about bearing false witness mdbl May 2025 #5
This is something we should publicly track. GOP breaking commandments travelingthrulife May 2025 #12
Johnson lies. Martin68 May 2025 #6
Seen in the House usonian May 2025 #7
because, as I taught some young children in the 1990s, "ALL REPUBLICANS Jack Valentino May 2025 #8
you see the tactic here, right? Javaman May 2025 #10

GiqueCee

(3,319 posts)
2. Johnson...
Mon May 26, 2025, 07:07 PM
May 2025

... is a despicable weasel, and a faux Christian. For him, WWJD means "WHAT WOULD JUDAS DO?"

Jack Valentino

(4,265 posts)
9. And he complains about "young men" playing video games instead of working,
Mon May 26, 2025, 11:21 PM
May 2025

but the bill raises the 'work requirement' age for Medicaid and SNAP
from 54 to 64 years old--- these are not young people----

They want to force OLD PEOPLE to work on the Trump plantation!


EndlessWire

(8,103 posts)
4. I saw that.
Mon May 26, 2025, 07:37 PM
May 2025

He utilized the "fraud" argument where he claimed that they are only going to kick off people doing fraud. It is ludicrous. There are several vids of rump emphatically stating that they would never cut medicare, medicaid, or social security. That's a lie.

Johnson can't claim innocence just by using the "fraud" argument. He's helping to facilitate death to people who are not guilty of anything. I don't know how these people sleep at night.

travelingthrulife

(4,340 posts)
12. This is something we should publicly track. GOP breaking commandments
Tue May 27, 2025, 10:08 AM
May 2025

A list of commandments broken each day by the fake christians. Maybe some would wake up.

Jack Valentino

(4,265 posts)
8. because, as I taught some young children in the 1990s, "ALL REPUBLICANS
Mon May 26, 2025, 11:18 PM
May 2025

ARE LIARS!"



I was clearly correct about that.

Javaman

(65,058 posts)
10. you see the tactic here, right?
Tue May 27, 2025, 06:30 AM
May 2025

this is the inside out version of protecting their seats.

if they vote for it, then they will be primaried or voted out.

but if they put on a big show of "defiance" (I know, too strong a word for the spineless) then their mouth breathing constituents will claim, "well, at least he tried". and promptly reelect him again.

this stinking pile of a bill will get passed.

then in a a few months the moron mages will start squealing like a pig. "this is not what we voted for!!!" actually, it's exactly what you voted for morons.

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