Senator claims GOP must gut Medicaid to 'strengthen' it

Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS) admitted that President Donald Trump's "Big, Beautiful Bill" included Medicaid cuts that he insisted would "strengthen" the program.

During a Tuesday interview on Fox Business, host Maria Bartiromo asked Marshall if Republicans could identify enough additional cuts so that conservative senators would back the funding bill.

"I, Ron Johnson, Rick Scott, all those people, Mike Lee, and I share the same goal," Marshall insisted. "On the other hand, as you mentioned, we got folks that are afraid of the small Medicaid cuts that we made already."

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"Medicaid cuts that are going to strengthen Medicaid and save it for those who need it the most," he continued. "We have 53 Republican senators. We have 53 opinions. We're trying to work through all that."

"Let's get the One Big Beautiful Bill across the finish line. Then let's come back and get a second and third bite."

For his part, Trump has repeatedly said the bill would not cut the Medicaid program.

Watch the video below from Fox Business.