Richard Arnold: US Correspondent on Trump's tax and spending bill

The US President is facing questions over health coverage cuts in his tax and spending bill, which just passed the Senate  The casting vote of Vice-President JD Vance was needed, but it still needs House approval before it can be signed by Donald Trump by July 4th.  The Congressional Budget Office says 11.8 million people could lose health coverage if it becomes law.  US Correspondent Richard Arnold told Mike Hosking that Trump originally said they wouldn’t touch Medicaid, which has turned out to be a lie.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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