On Capitol Hill, some Republican senators are continuing to hold up president Trump’s budget reconciliation bill over its proposed deep cuts to Medicaid. According to the Congressional Budget Office, the so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” would slash Medicaid spending by nearly $800 billion dollars over a decade, eliminating health insurance for some 10 million people. On Wednesday, Maine Republican Senator Susan Collins rejected a proposal to create a $15 billion dollar relief fund for rural hospitals, saying it failed to make up for far greater cuts. GOP Senators Lisa Murkowski and Josh Hawley have also expressed skepticism. Senate Democrats continue to condemn the budget bill. This is Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy.

Sen. Chris Murphy “What this bill represents is the biggest transfer of wealth from the poor and the middle class to the rich in the history of the country. Who’s asking for that besides the billionaires and the corporations?”