Protesters demonstrate inside a U.S. Capitol office building Wednesday as Congress prepares to vote on a budget bill backed by President Donald Trump. (Fox News Digital)
Capitol Police quickly cleared the protesters from the building; there appeared to be no arrests.
Democrats have been shining a spotlight on portions of the budget bill that restructure Medicaid, the nearly 60-year-old federal government program that provides health insurance for roughly 71 million adults and children with limited income.
The cuts to Medicaid, being drafted in part as an offset to pay for extending Trump's 2017 tax cut law that is set to expire this year, include a slew of new rules and regulatory requirements for those seeking coverage. Among them are a new set of work requirements for many of those seeking coverage.
Wednesday’s protest was not the only one that has disrupted activity in the Capitol office buildings this month. Fox News Digital reported on Medicaid protesters disrupting a budget markup by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on May 13.
Video taken by Fox News Digital of the protests showed Capitol Police attempting to gain control of the situation, shouting repeatedly, "If you’re not getting arrested, then go!"
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Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., speaks during a protest against the GOP's funding plan on the steps of the House of Representatives on April 27, 2025. (Pete Marovich/Getty Images)
Despite the accusations that Republicans want to cut Medicaid, Rep. Richard Hudson of North Carolina, the chair of the National Republican Congressional Committee, told Fox News Digital this month that "Republicans are ending waste, fraud and abuse in Medicaid so the most vulnerable get the care they need."
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Hudson said that "Democrats are lying to protect a broken status quo that lets illegal immigrants siphon off billions meant for American families. We’re strengthening Medicaid for future generations by protecting taxpayers and restoring integrity."
The House of Representatives is expected to vote on the budget bill sometime between Wednesday night and Thursday morning, the timing dependent on passage of a rules resolution from the House Rules Committee.
Fox News Digital's Paul Steinhauser contributed to this report.
Peter Pinedo is a politics writer for Fox News Digital.
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