Budget Bill Controversies and Medicaid Impacts

President Trump’s  budget bill rolls back clean energy initiatives, reduces Medicaid benefits, alters student loan rules, and extends tax cuts to the wealthiest, among other initiatives. It passed in the House by a bare margin, but Republican senator Ron Johnson has called the bill “divorced from reality,” indicating that it may face headwinds in the Senate. We talk with reporters about what’s in the 1000-plus page bill and its political implications.

Guests:

Russell Berman, staff writer, The Atlantic

Claudia Grisales, congressional correspondent, NPR

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