As House Republicans continue fighting over some of the most basic decisions in the reconciliation bill, there’s another problem lurking for the GOP: The U.S. Senate.
Republican senators have warned that they won’t just accept whatever the House passes, all but guaranteeing that the legislation will head back to the House for at least another round of negotiations. But as Republicans try to move forward with a bill, what’s becoming increasingly clear is that the Senate might not just be a moderating influence over the reconciliation measure.
Less than a day after Speaker Mike Johnson said the House didn’t plan to touch the Federal Medical Assistance Percentage — essentially a breakdown dictating how much states and the federal government pay for certain Medicaid enrollees — senators suggested that, actually, the final legislation might touch FMAP.