The public benefits could include food stamps, Medicaid, and housing vouchers.
A Republican senator announced he will not run for reelection following criticism from President Donald Trump over his vote against the "One Big Beautiful" bill.
Senate Republicans voting in a dramatic late Saturday session narrowly cleared a key procedural step as they race to advance President Donald Trump's package of tax breaks, spending cuts and bolstered deportation funds by his July Fourth deadline.
Trump said he doesn't want any "grandstanders" to hold up the bill and wants it passed by the Fourth of July.
Three Houston-area women are accused of defrauding the US government out of more than $80 million in federal Medicaid and Medicare reimbursement funds.
Republicans are proposing cuts to Medicaid as part of President Donald Trump's spending bill. Some Americans are worried the cuts will cause them to lose their coverage.