Energy And Commerce Democrats Kept Republicans Debating Medicaid Cuts For 26 and 1/2 Hours

Democrats on the House Energy and Commerce Committee kept Republicans voting on amendments and debating Medicaid cuts for 26 and a half hours.

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Democrats on the Energy and Commerce Committee were not going to let Republicans off easy during the tax cuts for the rich markup, but they went to nearly historic levels to make their point about how wrong it is for Republicans to pay for tax cuts for the rich by taking healthcare away from 14 million people.

Karen Tumulty of The Washington Post posted on X:

Nearly 26 1/2 hours after they began, a sleepless House Energy and Commerce Committee is finally about to vote on this bill:

At this point, the House Energy and Commerce Committee has been in markup on its "Big, Beautiful Bill" -- and arguing over Medicaid cuts -- for 17 hours straight. Still dozens of amendments to go.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez posted at 2 AM on X, “It’s 2 am and we’re still marking up massive cuts to Medicaid. While their constituents are asleep, Republicans are trying to take away health c…