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Podcast: The State of California
Episode: Some Republicans hesitate to support Trump's budget plan
Description: San Francisco’s Congresswoman, Nancy Pelosi, is leading the fight against President Trump’s budget plan.
House Republicans are trying to push through that spending blueprint, which could slash Medicaid and SNAP to pay for trillions of dollars in tax cuts. It’s an early test of President Trump’s political clout, and the Democrats’ ability to thwart the Trump agenda, with Speaker Mike Johnson trying to hold his narrow majority in line and prevent any defections.
The budget the president wants calls for cutting two trillion dollars in spending, and more than half of it would have to come from Medic...