During his nearly nine-hour floor speech opposing passage of the Republicans’ One Big Beautiful Bill Act, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jefferies used Louisiana to underscore his argument that

A Republican Congressman sold a Medicaid-related stock before voting for President Donald Trump 's massive tax and spending package, which affects Medicaid.

The GOP’s ‘One Big Beautiful Bill,’ signed by President Trump, cuts Medicaid and SNAP benefits to fund tax breaks and border security. Millions could be affected by the upcoming changes.