Indiana's Victoria Spartz one of just two House Republicans to vote against Trump budget

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

62% : Trump told House Republicans at a fundraiser Tuesday night: "Close your eyes and get there."
50% : Their joint statement indicates that Congress could make significant changes to Medicaid and other benefit programs.
48% : The House's instructions include a directive to cut $880 billion from the jurisdiction of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, which nonpartisan experts have said is not possible to meet without slashing Medicaid.
47% : But Hawley voted to approve the Senate's blueprint, saying that he'd spoken with Trump "for a good bit," who "told me the House will NOT cut Medicaid benefits and the Senate will NOT cut Medicaid benefits and he won't sign any benefit cuts."
46% : "I would rather spend my energy helping President Trump, his appointees and DOGE to deliver on their promises through reconciliation," she wrote in a statement about the decision.
46% : Though the resolution will allow President Trump to enact much of his legislative agenda, ultraconservative members of the Freedom Caucus and deficit hawks refused to vote for the existing plan Wednesday night over concerns that it would lead to a skyrocketing national debt.
46% : The Senate's plan would also allow for an additional $1.5 trillion in tax cuts, leaving room for Trump's plans to eliminate taxes on tips and overtime and other tax priorities.
39% : The vote came after days of intense pressure from Trump and his advisers.
39% : Potential cuts to Medicaid Several Republicans and Democrats in both chambers are concerned that the blueprint will lead to significant cuts to Medicaid, the health insurance program that provides coverage to 72 million low-income Americans.
20% : Several GOP lawmakers, including Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri, have said they cannot support the final package if it includes significant cuts to Medicaid.

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