Dan Newhouse followed House Republicans in passing a budget plan Tuesday night that could set the stage for deep cuts to Medicaid, the public health care program used by millions of Americans. More than one in three Central Washington residents — about 37%,

This is partisan policy at its worst, and it will cause real pain across America," Congressman John Mannion said.

House Republicans advanced their budget framework for President Donald Trump’s sweeping domestic policy agenda late Tuesday, a key step toward advancing GOP plans to make deep cuts to Medicaid.

The proposed spending cuts are too small for some lawmakers and too large for others.

With a push from President Donald Trump, House Republicans have sent a GOP budget blueprint to passage, a step toward delivering Trump’s “big, beautiful bill.”