House Republicans are wrangling with potential Medicaid program cuts that may become the major sticking point to a final federal budget agreement.

Wisconsin GOP Sen. Ron Johnson told Newsmax that he is not convinced the budget will be ready by the early July deadline set by House leadership.

Republican Rep. Mark Harris of North Carolina is among the House members who are standing firm on medicaid spending reductions. The issue, he said, involves states that raised their spending for the program under Obamacare provisions.

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