House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) appeared on CNN’s State of the Union over the weekend to discuss key provisions in the Trump administration’s proposed
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HouseSpeakerMikeJohnson(R-LA)appearedonCNN’sStateoftheUnionovertheweekendtodiscusskeyprovisionsintheTrumpadministration’sproposed“BigBeautifulBill”andtocounterconcernsaboutitsimpactonsocialsafetynetprograms.
Inthewide-ranginginterviewwithco-anchorJakeTapper,JohnsonalsorespondedtoquestionsaboutPresidentTrump’srecentdinnerwithcryptocurrencyinvestorsanddrewasharpcontrastbetweenTrump’stransparencyandtheBidenfamily’sallegedfinancialmisconduct.
Duringtheinterview,JohnsonpushedbackoncriticismsuggestingtheproposedlegislationcouldremoveMedicaidbenefitsfromvulnerableAmericans.
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Heexplainedthatthebillisdesignedtoprotectcriticalsocialprogramsforthosewhotrulyneedthemwhilediscouragingabuseofthesystem.
“Thepurposeofthisistopreservetheseverynecessary,veryimportantsafetynetprogramsforthepe
