WASHINGTON (AP) — Cheers broke out early Wednesday as Republicans on the House Ways and Means Committee signed off on the GOP tax breaks bill after a grueling round-the-clock session that pushed President Donald Trump’s package past overwhelming Democratic opposition.

This bill is not going to become law in its current form, not least because President Trump won’t sign it,” Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) told CNN Wednesday.

The House Energy and Commerce Committee voted Wednesday to advance Republican plans to cut federal funding for Medicaid, the US health insurance program for low-income and disabled people.

Democrats who warned taking $625 billion out of Medicaid would harm providers and patients attracted no Republican support for amendments to soften the bill.

House Republicans on the Energy and Commerce Committee this week unveiled a plan to cut more than $880 billion to pay for a significant portion of President Trump’s domestic agenda. After

WASHINGTON – House Republicans plan to enact work requirements and more frequent eligibility checks for Medicaid, according to a proposal released late on May 11 by a key GOP-led committee.

Republicans and Democrats grew weary in the early hours of Wednesday morning on Capitol Hill as they slogged through at-times contentious debate over provisions in President Donald Trump’s sweeping tax and spending cuts package.

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) came down hard on his party for meddling with Medicaid and possibly requiring co-pays for Medicaid recipients seeking medical care. "It's reverse class warfare, is what it is," Hawley told CNN's Manu Raju Wednesday.