Scarborough shouts over Lawler in debate over Medicaid cuts

House Republican tries to defend Medicaid cuts—and it goes poorly

New York Rep. Mike Lawler, a swing-district Republican, struggled to defend his party’s vicious Medicaid cuts during a media appearance on Friday. MSNBC host Joe Scarborough noted that the ...

NEW: Mike Lawler Claims He Knows Better Than Local Doctors and Hospitals, Dismisses His Medicaid Cuts as “Talking Points”

Reminder: Lawler proudly voted for the biggest cut to Medicaid in American history TWICE Apparently slashing his constituents’ health care wasn’t enough for Mike Lawler, because now he’s calling the health care providers in his district liars on national television. Classy stuff, Mike. During an appearance on MSNBC this morning, Lawler quickly dismissed warnings from local health care providers concerned about cutting services after his vote to…

Scarborough shouts over Lawler in debate over Medicaid cuts

MSNBC pundit Joe Scarborough tangled with Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) over recent cuts to Medicaid passed by Congress as part of President Trump’s spending bill. During a discussion about the cuts on Scarborough’s morning talk show, Lawler accused the Congressional Budget Office of “parroting is the same talking points being put out by the state... The post Scarborough shouts over Lawler in debate over Medicaid cuts appeared first on Daily Truth Rep…

MSNBC host loses it at Trump Republican over Medicaid cuts

MSNBC host Joe Scarborough sparred with U.S. Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) on Friday over his vote to pass President Donald Trump’s “big beautiful bill" of spending cuts and tax breaks.

'Stop putting words in my mouth!' GOP rep’s 'Morning Joe' interview goes completely off-the-rails

Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) on Friday lashed out at "Morning Joe" host Joe Scarborough over the issue of hospital closures due to Lawyer’s recent vote in support of President Donald Trump's "Big, Beautiful Bill."“In your own district, Montefiore Nyack Hospital is already saying because of your vote [on the Big Beautiful Act], because of these cuts, they're going to have to cut back services, they're going to have to cut staff, they're going to hav…

Joe, Rep. Lawler spar over Trump megabill's impact on Medicaid and hospitals

Rep. Mike Lawler, R-NY, joins Morning Joe to discuss the impact of Trump's megabill on Medicaid and hospitals as well as the fight over redistricting.