The bill in Congress also would narrow the group of immigrants with legal status who can receive tax credits to purchase health insurance on the federal marketplace.

Rep. Don Bacon defended Trump's $4 trillion tax bill, arguing its middle-class benefits while addressing GOP concerns over Medicaid cuts and mounting deficit fears.

But the Congressional Budget Office predicts nearly 12 million Americans could lose access to Medicaid by 2034 under the Senate-passed version of the bill. In a House Rules Committee meeting on Tuesday,