A key House committee advanced President Donald Trump’s giant tax and spending package after Republican hardliners won agreement from party leaders to speed up cuts to Medicaid health coverage.The vote in the House Budget Committee paves the way for passage of the legislation as soon as Thursday,

The Congressional Budget Office has said the bill, if enacted, would cause more than 8 million people to lose their coverage.

House Republicans narrowly advanced President Donald Trump's big tax cuts package out of a key committee during a rare Sunday night vote, but just barely, as conservative holdouts are demanding quicker cuts to Medicaid and green energy programs before giving their full support.

As the federal budget winds its way through the halls of Congress, Texas children's hospitals are bracing for potentially devastating effects on their finances and their ability to serve patients, said Stacy Wilson,

House Republicans are looking to push through a package of tax breaks and spending cuts to advance Trump’s agenda.

Republicans are proposing cuts to Medicaid as part of President Donald Trump's spending bill. Some Americans are worried the cuts will cause them to lose their coverage.