A group of House Democrats launched an effort Tuesday to force a vote on a measure that would prevent Republicans from slashing Medicaid and federal nutrition assistance in their forthcoming reconciliation package, which is expected to include massive tax breaks for the wealthy. Rep. Brendan Boyle (D-Pa.), the top Democrat on the House Budget Committee, said his discharge petition is “an…
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