US Politics in Trump era
Publisher: Washington Post
Author: Damian Paletta
23 May 2017
Trump to propose big cuts to safety-net in new budget, slashing Medicaid and opening door to other limits
President Trump’s first major budget proposal on Tuesday will include massive cuts to Medicaid and call for changes to anti-poverty programs that would give states new power to limit a range of benefits, people familiar with the planning said, despite growing unease in Congress about cutting the safety net.