House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) defended the House-passed "big, beautiful bill" that funds President Trump's agenda during a Sunday appearance on CNN, arguing that it won't threaten Medicaid coverage for people who need it, despite independent analysis that suggests it will end health insurance for millions.

"We are not cutting Medicaid in this package," Johnson told CNN's Jake Tapper. "There's a lot of misinformation out there about this."

The independent Congressional Budget Office has estimated that nearly 8 million Americans will lose health care coverage in the coming decade through changes made in the massive domestic policy measure House Republicans

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