Capitol Lens | Markup interuptus

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Capitol Lens | Markup interuptus

By Tom Williams

Posted May 13, 2025 at 4:01pm

Demonstrators calling for no cuts to Medicaid funding are removed from the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s markup of Republicans’ reconciliation bill on Tuesday.

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