House Republicans float compromise to placate warring factions: Faster Medicaid cuts and a larger SALT deduction
Source: NBC News
Speaker Mike Johnson is trying to strike a delicate balance between blue-state Republicans and conservative hard-liners on a sprawling bill for Trump's agenda.
May 15, 2025, 6:29 PM GMT / Updated May 15, 2025, 9:42 PM GMT
By Scott Wong, Melanie Zanona, Sahil Kapur and Syedah Asghar
WASHINGTON — Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., is exploring ways to placate two rival factions who have emerged as the biggest roadblocks in the House to a massive bill for President Donald Trump’s agenda: blue-state Republicans who want larger tax breaks for their constituents and conservatives who want Medicaid cuts to kick in sooner.
Johnson suggested to reporters Wednesday that provisions for a higher state and local tax (SALT) deduction and to enforce new Medicaid work requirements sooner could be incorporated into the final package as he stares down a self-imposed Memorial Day weekend deadline for passage.
“I am convinced that we’ll be able to adjust the dial, so to speak, so that we can come to an agreement that will meet the criteria that everybody has and that we can move this thing forward,” Johnson said after meeting with pro-SALT Republicans and hard-right Freedom Caucus members.
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Asked if Republicans will speed up the Medicaid work requirements to extract larger savings in a revised plan, Johnson replied: “Everything is on the table.”
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