Trump tells Republicans to unite behind sweeping tax bill By Reuters

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

63% : Hardliners want those to begin immediately and have called for a sharp reduction in federal contributions to Medicaid benefits available to working-class people through the Affordable Care Act - an option vehemently opposed by Republican moderates.
51% : Trump has highlighted measures including lifting taxes on tips and overtime that Republicans say would boost working-class Americans, while critics say the bill will offer more benefits to the wealthy.
50% : The proposed legislation would impose work requirements on Medicaid beginning in 2029.
48% : "Republicans MUST UNITE behind" the legislation, Trump said on social media as he returned from a trip to the Middle East.
42% : The Republicans are split between three factions: moderates from Democratic-led states who want to raise a federal deduction for state and local taxes; hardliners demanding that a bigger SALT deduction be offset by deeper cuts to Medicaid and the full repeal of green energy tax credits; and other moderates determined to minimize Medicaid cuts.
35% : Republicans hold majorities in both the House and Senate and so far have not rejected any of Trump's legislative requests. House Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington began the meeting by stressing the legislation's importance to voters who elected Trump to the White House and gave the party full control of Congress last November.
27% : In condemning the legislation, Democrats cited a projection from nonpartisan congressional researchers warning that proposed cuts to Medicaid and federally subsidized private health insurance available through the Affordable Care Act could lead nearly 14 million Americans to lose health coverage.

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