Congress is still debating ways to fund President Donald Trump's agenda, including immigration, energy, and tax cuts for the wealthy. Earlier this month, House Republicans passed a budget resolution that allows them to avoid a filibuster in the Senate, which has been more conservative in their proposals. Both chambers will now draft the final legislation, which calls for $1.5 trillion in spending cuts. Trump and Speaker Mike Johnson have reiterated that they don't want to touch Medicaid. However, the Energy and Commerce Committee has been tasked with finding $880 billion in savings, but itwould still be hundreds of billions of dollars short if it cut everything except for Medicaid, according to the New York Times.
What's at stake for states across the country, and for tribal and rural health care in Nevada? In this episode of Purple Politics Nevada, host Lucia Starbuck speaks with South Lyon Medical Center Administrator Toni Inserra, Nevada Rural Hospital Partners President Blayne Osborn, Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe Chairman Steven Wadsworth, and tribal clinic health director Dawna Brown to learn more.
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