Sen.\u00a0John Cornyn\u00a0(R-Texas) is placing a hold on\u00a0President Biden\u2019s nominee to oversee the agency that regulates Medicare and Medicaid, an apparent sign of the anger from Republicans over the withdrawal of Texas\u2019s Medicaid waiver last week.<\/p>\n
Cornyn\u2019s office said Tuesday that he would put up a procedural roadblock to the nomination of Chiquita Brooks-LaSure to be administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).<\/p>\n
He accused the Biden administration of playing \u201cpolitical chicken\u201d by rescinding federal funds for Texas in a bid to pressure the state to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act (ACA).<\/p>\n
\u201cSenator Cornyn placed the hold after the Biden Administration decided to play political chicken with uninsured Texans\u2019 healthcare,\u201d a Cornyn spokesperson said. \u201cHe\u2019s requested additional information from the nominee and the Administration about how they plan to ensure our most vulnerable Texans don\u2019t lose their healthcare because of their actions.\u201d<\/p>\n