'I haven’t': MAGA Republican breaks with Speaker Mike Johnson on ruling out Medicaid cuts

A MAGA Republican shot back at House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) after he announced that GOP leadership in his chamber had decided not to pursue a pair of major Medicaid cuts that were under consideration.

Johnson left a meeting with moderate House Republicans and told reporters leadership ruled out lowering the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage for the Medicaid expansion population, Laura Weiss of Punchbowl News reported. The move would reduce the federal government’s share of funding...