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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Eric Garcia

‘If you want Medicaid, get a f***ing job!’ Republicans take hard line in support of Trump bill despite constituent worries

Nancy Mace grabbed her team, hopped in a van and raced back to Washington in her pajamas Wednesday to vote on President Donald Trump’s “One Big, Beautiful Bill” — driving through stormy weather after scores of flights into D.C. were canceled.

Mace, who is currently weighing a run for governor of South Carolina, knows that she needs the president’s endorsement to win in a state that overwhelmingly supported him in 2024. So the mad dash, and the show she put on social media about it all, makes sense politically.

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