In a contentious hearing Wednesday, Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) grilled
Rep. Tom Price (R-GA) — Donald Trump’s nominee for Health and Human
Services secretary — over his proposal to cut to cut funding for
Medicare and Medicaid, as well as his introduction of legislation that
directly benefitted a company he held stock in. Noting that more than
100 million Americans receive healthcare through the federal programs
Medicare and Medicaid, Warren asked Price if he hopes to cut Medicaid
funding by more than $1 trillion dollars, as his 2017 budget proposal