{"id":2430767,"date":"2025-05-04T17:58:57","date_gmt":"2025-05-04T21:58:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jodey-arrington-questions-whether-gop-has-courage-to-cut-spending-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-05-04T18:01:00","modified_gmt":"2025-05-04T22:01:00","slug":"jodey-arrington-questions-whether-gop-has-courage-to-cut-spending-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jodey-arrington-questions-whether-gop-has-courage-to-cut-spending-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Jodey Arrington questions whether GOP has \u2018courage\u2019 to cut spending &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjodey-arrington-questions-whether-gop-has-courage-to-cut-spending-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2430767&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Rep. jodey arrington (R-TX) has raised concerns about the Republican Party&#8217;s commitment to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-federal-reserve-has-some-very-bad-news-for-biden-and-the-democrats\/\" title=\"The Federal Reserve Has Some Very Bad News for Biden and the Democrats\">reducing federal spending<\/a>, specifically regarding potential cuts to Medicaid. He remarked on the political pressures that may impede efforts to enact what he termed &#8220;entitlement cuts.&#8221; Arrington indicated that although Republicans advocate for <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">meaningful federal spending reductions<\/a>, there may be hesitation in executing these plans due to fears of backlash. He cited reports of extensive waste and fraud within the Medicaid system, suggesting that up to $1.5 trillion could perhaps be saved without altering benefit funds. He criticized the Democrats&#8217; narrative around these cuts and emphasized the necessity for republicans to bravely address entitlement reform.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Jodey Arrington questions whether GOP has &lsquo;courage&rsquo; to cut spending<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2106138\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/rep-jodey-arrington\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Jodey Arrington\">Jodey Arrington<\/a> (R-TX) suggested his own party might not pass what he called &ldquo;entitlement cuts&rdquo; to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3393409\/carlos-gimenez-medicaid-benefits-not-touched-budget-reconciliation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Jodey Arrington\">Medicaid<\/a> due to political pressure.<\/p>\n<p>Republicans are committed to trillions in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/your-social-security-checks-could-be-impacted-soon-heres-why\/\" title=\"Social Security Checks May Be Affected Soon: Find Out Why\">federal spending cuts<\/a>, and&nbsp;Medicaid&nbsp;is appearing as a large target. House Minority Leader <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Hakeem-Jeffries\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Hakeem Jeffries<\/a> (D-NY) predicted that the majority leadership is trying to &ldquo;enact the largest&nbsp;Medicaid&nbsp;cut in American history.&rdquo; Arrington implied there are cuts to be made in the &ldquo;waste and abuse&rdquo; of the service.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3400256\/aoc-tells-trump-border-czar-come-for-me-town-hall\/\">AOC tells Trump border czar &#8216;come for me&#8217; over her support for illegal immigrants at fiery town hall<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3399756\/mtg-post-trump-administration-congress-losing-the-base\/\">MTG lashes out at Trump administration, Congress for &#8216;losing the base&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3398545\/four-factions-mike-johnson-must-please-pass-trump-budget-megabill\/\">The four factions Speaker Johnson must please to pass Trump&#8217;s budget megabill<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;Are you convinced that the president, the speaker, the other host chairs, including our next guest Jason Smith, share that level of concern that you do about the out-of-control spending?&rdquo; Fox News host Shannon Bream asked Arrington on <em>Fox News Sunday<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think every Republican says that they share that, but the question is, will we have the political courage to execute on that,&rdquo; Arrington said. &ldquo;The question is, will Republicans surrender the opportunity to actually bend the curve on entitlement spending and enact entitlement reform? Because there is tremendous amounts of waste and fraud. In fact, the Government Accountability Office says upwards of $500 billion over the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-democrat-spending-bill-costs-more-than-twice-what-pelosi-says\/\" title=\"...ort: Democrat Spending Bill Costs &#039;More than Twice what Pelosi Says&#039;\">10-year budget window<\/a> just in Medicaid. You&rsquo;ve got hundreds of billions siphoned out for other purposes than serving the Medicaid beneficiary; there is no work requirement for able-bodied adults like there is in every other means-tested welfare program.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share.php?id=2919710&amp;userid=11311&amp;loginid=10455&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=218fd2e7df4bc462a070af499472271e\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Arrington explained that the population that qualified for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/affordable-care-act\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Obamacare<\/a> expansion has &ldquo;hurt access&rdquo; to pregnant, blind, disabled, and most vulnerable because they are able-bodied but utilizing the same system. According to the Texas representative, as much as $1.5 trillion could be saved without touching benefit funding.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3397604\/jason-smith-missouri-warns-largest-tax-increase-budget-fails\/\"><strong>JASON SMITH WARNS AMERICANS FACE &lsquo;LARGEST TAX INCREASE&rsquo; IF BUDGET FAILS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The question is, will we be susceptible to the fearmongering and the false rhetoric that you just heard from the Democrat minority leader in the house? This is the same tired play that they run, and unfortunately, Republicans have not collectively leaned in and on the right thing,&rdquo; Arrington said. &ldquo;This will not have been in my political lifetime again.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The last continuing resolution on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jason-smith-predicts-largest-tax-increase-if-budget-fails\/\" title=\"Jason Smith predicts &#039;largest tax increase&#039; if budget fails\">budget froze federal funding<\/a> until Sept. 30.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2106138\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2106138\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jodey Arrington doubts GOP&#8217;s &#8216;courage&#8217; to cut Medicaid spending<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2631,"featured_media":2430768,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/WB.congress-0925.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[6203,54593,38509,32076],"class_list":["post-2430767","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-gop","tag-jodey-arrington","tag-spending-cuts","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/WB.congress-0925.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2430767","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2631"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2430767"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2430767\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2430771,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2430767\/revisions\/2430771"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2430768"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2430767"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2430767"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2430767"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}