LANSING, Mich. (Michigan News Source) – After the U.S. House narrowly passed President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” on May 22, Michigan politicians sounded off on the bill’s Medicaid provisions.

Michigan’s tally: Republicans “yea,” Democrats “nay.”

All of Michigan’s House Republicans voted for the bill, while none of the state’s Democrats voted for it. The bill passed in the U.S. House with a 215-214 vote and will move on to the Senate for a final vote.

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Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer expressed her opposition toward the bill’s cuts to Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which allocates food stamps to people. In an interview on CNN, Whitmer said she does not believe that the most vulnerable people will get to keep their health coverage.

“We’ve done a deep dive into what it could mean to Michigan,” she said. “700,000 people will have their health care terminated if this Republican plan comes to fruition.”

Whitmer said Michigan cannot supplant the federal dollars that would go toward food stamps. 

“No state can,” she said.

The bill “restores fiscal responsibility,” according to Rep. John James.

U.S. Rep. John James (R-MI), running in Michigan’s 2026 gubernatorial election to take office at the end of Whitmer’s term, voted for the bill.

“In November, the American people gave Donald Trump and Republicans a mandate to secure the border, lower costs, fuel economic growth, and put America First,” James said in a statement. “The One Big Beautiful bill restores fiscal responsibility to Washington while safeguarding vital programs like Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid.”

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According to Fox News, Trump told reporters outside the U.S. Capitol that he does not want to touch Medicaid other than removing “any waste, fraud, or abuse.”

Medicaid is safe, except for fraud.

In a hearing on May 21, Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce Rep. Brett Guthrie (R-KY) said the bill will cut funds that allow fraudulent access to Medicaid.

“Our priority remains the same: strengthen and sustain Medicaid for expectant mothers, children, people with disabilities, and the elderly,” Guthrie said. “That is why our legislation stops billions of dollars of waste, fraud, and abuse in the Medicaid program by beginning to close loopholes, ensuring states have the flexibility to remove ineligible recipients from their rolls, and removing beneficiaries who are enrolled in multiple states.”