Exclusive: Rep. Don Bacon, a key GOP moderate, is drawing a red line on Medicaid cuts. He privately said he won’t accept more than $500 billion in cuts.
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First they said no cuts.
apr 29, 2025, 4:22 pm • 1 0 • view
I remember those words from Republicans like my Representative.
apr 29, 2025, 4:34 pm • 2 0 • view
Make yourself an independent contractor and give the fed gov NOTHING.
apr 29, 2025, 7:21 pm • 0 0 • view
Brave man keeping Musk & Trump's cut to only $500M!
apr 29, 2025, 7:22 pm • 2 0 • view
Oh is that all? 🤦♀️
apr 29, 2025, 4:43 pm • 5 0 • view
How many dead kids is that?
apr 29, 2025, 5:45 pm • 0 0 • view
Overton Window
apr 29, 2025, 5:01 pm • 2 0 • view
Politico is a right-wing project.
apr 29, 2025, 7:35 pm • 0 0 • view
A moderate? Politico is a right-wing project.
apr 29, 2025, 7:34 pm • 0 0 • view
How kind of him
apr 29, 2025, 4:22 pm • 1 0 • view
Key WHAT from the GOP?
apr 29, 2025, 8:17 pm • 0 0 • view
Oh about NO CUTS!
apr 29, 2025, 4:31 pm • 1 0 • view
Sorry, I meant to say how about NO CUTS! This is what we’ll see in the future if the government doesn’t help to take care of their population:
apr 29, 2025, 5:40 pm • 0 0 • view
Oh but we are promised there won’t be any cuts to Medicaid cuts in the budget! I guess $499 billion will be ok?
apr 29, 2025, 4:26 pm • 1 0 • view
Hmm, that is still greater than half. Do you eliminate half the recipients or pay half of the care. Either way is not very sustainable. Especially in small towns.
apr 29, 2025, 4:15 pm • 0 0 • view
No cuts.
apr 29, 2025, 4:45 pm • 1 0 • view
Well that's something. The RIGHT argument would be that this is already one of the most efficient and critical agencies in the US.
apr 29, 2025, 4:28 pm • 1 0 • view
Let's start with the golfing trips
apr 29, 2025, 4:55 pm • 3 0 • view
Does this guy believes that by diminishing Medicaids cuts people will shout hurrahs? H e l l o ???😳
apr 29, 2025, 4:35 pm • 3 0 • view
His brave of him. Can we focus that $500 B directly on him and his constituents?
apr 29, 2025, 7:36 pm • 0 0 • view
And who gets that $500 million?
apr 29, 2025, 7:05 pm • 2 0 • view
"moderate" Republican wants to murder slightly fewer Americans than the average Republican.
apr 29, 2025, 7:28 pm • 7 2 • view
Mind you EVERY cut, every closing, every dismantling is so the Trump tax cuts and further tax cuts can go forward. We can die, starve, work until we drop and our children can toil in “plants” so the rich can be MORE RICH. Their greed is insatiable
apr 29, 2025, 9:57 pm • 0 1 • view
Oh what a hero 🙄 Jesus Christ
apr 29, 2025, 4:16 pm • 1 0 • view
Half a $Trillion is where he draws the line?
apr 29, 2025, 4:27 pm • 1 0 • view
Maybe we can get Schumer to write him a strongly worded letter about this
apr 29, 2025, 4:27 pm • 1 0 • view
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apr 29, 2025, 6:16 pm • 0 0 • view
Is that enough public money, enough deaths of the people that don't matter, to satiate the wealthy who need, need the money for the dire purpose of . . .
apr 29, 2025, 4:13 pm • 1 0 • view
Voldemort was nicer
apr 29, 2025, 9:58 pm • 0 0 • view
Nowhere in this article does it say if this is per year. Or over 10 years? If this is an 8% haircut, or a 90% slasher film? How are we supposed to discuss such vague and maleable policies?
apr 29, 2025, 5:23 pm • 0 0 • view
Sorry Don - ANY cuts to Medicaid and you’re toast.
apr 29, 2025, 4:32 pm • 6 0 • view
How courageous. Privately agreeing to massive cuts.
apr 29, 2025, 4:13 pm • 12 0 • view
Only $500bn in cuts - this must be some new-fangled definition of the term “moderate” with which I’m not familiar…
apr 29, 2025, 4:13 pm • 27 1 • view
We don't want it cut that much, MF!!!! Leave it alone and make the billionaires pay their fair share. They could pay billions and still have billions left. Don't take money from people who need food so billionaires don't pay reasonable taxes.
apr 29, 2025, 4:13 pm • 10 1 • view
Did he say it in a Dr. Evil voice?
apr 29, 2025, 6:50 pm • 1 0 • view
apr 29, 2025, 5:11 pm • 0 0 • view
Better idea: Collect $500 billion more from billionaires.
apr 29, 2025, 4:13 pm • 21 1 • view
1% should do it. This is insane!
apr 29, 2025, 4:16 pm • 5 0 • view
So what happened to Republicans saying they weren't cutting medicaid when trying to pass their budget even though there was nowhere else to cut from? Silence on that but now it's a hard line at $500B? I have a better understanding of how fake budgets work now. Thanks.
apr 29, 2025, 5:06 pm • 0 0 • view
Gee. Can’t say enough for his generosity. Only $500 billion in Medicare cuts. Wow! That’s almost nothing. NOT!
apr 29, 2025, 5:21 pm • 0 0 • view
His courage astounds me...!
apr 29, 2025, 4:17 pm • 1 0 • view
Isn't that big of him People die trumpers get rich
apr 29, 2025, 11:04 pm • 0 0 • view
The whole f-ing budget is $880 billion. So... Right, we're just putting a limit on the amount of dead people and destruction of services in the healthcare community. Afterall, we do need people to turn those tiny screws. 😒
apr 29, 2025, 8:11 pm • 0 0 • view
Gee, how big of him.🙄
apr 29, 2025, 7:35 pm • 0 0 • view
Wow… he draws the line HARD. “Only 500 billion. Okay?”
apr 29, 2025, 4:13 pm • 4 0 • view
L O L half a trillion. Wow, How brave! G T F O H
apr 29, 2025, 4:13 pm • 4 0 • view
Here's an idea. NO cuts should be acceptable. This country already has a poor healthcare insurance. And a lot more people are going to need it after Kennedy
apr 29, 2025, 5:17 pm • 0 0 • view
Uhmn,…I’ll only accept the $500B cut if it goes directly to DJT,Elon,Scott,JD, you know all of the good people! I’ll sacrifice just for that. Why you ask?! ‘Cause I’m an idiot. Proud one too! MAGA! Making America Goofy(as shit)Again 👊🇺🇸💩
apr 29, 2025, 4:27 pm • 1 0 • view
Bacon one of the vulnerable MAGA party House Reps www.cookpolitical.com/ratings/hous...
apr 29, 2025, 4:17 pm • 0 0 • view
500 Billion is monstrous
apr 29, 2025, 4:14 pm • 10 1 • view
How disingenuous - Medicaid reimbursement already limits doctors participating in the system, cutting it even more just makes things worse, not better. Who benefits by $500Bn reduction? Do MY taxes go down? of course not.
apr 29, 2025, 4:26 pm • 1 0 • view
No cuts. How about finding the real fraud? It's not in the system itself, it's people like Rick Scott (R-FL) that IGs and internal specialists and experienced career people are needed for. 1/
apr 29, 2025, 4:17 pm • 10 1 • view
2/. They'd also save millions just by organizing physical checks on medical offices and supply stores, etc, and seeing if they're legit and not just a mail box, broom closet, or other fake office. Hell, they could get groups of volunteers, like active seniors and community organizations to check.
apr 29, 2025, 4:24 pm • 3 0 • view
He’s gonna pretend to be the good guy while cutting half a TRILLION fucking dollars? How bad are “the bad guys” numbers?
apr 29, 2025, 4:18 pm • 1 0 • view
No cuts!!!
apr 29, 2025, 5:17 pm • 0 0 • view
Is that also hostile against Trump policies of cruelty and destruction?
apr 29, 2025, 5:17 pm • 0 0 • view
That’s still a whole lot of poor people being refused medical care. Once again Republicans prove they only care about wealthy people.
apr 29, 2025, 4:15 pm • 5 0 • view
Let's not forget how this will play out when we go back to the voting booth..
apr 29, 2025, 4:32 pm • 0 0 • view