Republican U.S. Senator Dean Heller distanced himself from President Donald Trump’s budget proposal yesterday and said he is working with a bipartisan group to preserve Medicaid spending in states that expanded the program.
Included in Trump’s budget blueprint is $800 billion in Medicaid cuts over 10 years.
Heller is considered one of the most vulnerable Republican Senate seats and has faced heated criticisms over his ‘yes’ vote for the Republican health care plan, during town hall meetings in Nevada.
The House health care bill passed earlier this month and is estimated to increase the number of uninsured Americans by 23 million people, and provide $119 billion in budget savings by 2026.
