State of Texas: Budget cuts raise concerns

AUSTIN (KXAN) – The Texas House Appropriations Committee passed their preliminary budget plan, and it comes with big cuts that have some people concerned.  Committee members cut $3 billion from the first draft of the budget. Medicaid took a big hit, with $1 billion in cuts. If those cuts go through, the state will also lose $1.4 billion in federal funding for Medicaid.
State Representative Donna Howard, D-Austin, is a member of the Appropriations Committee. She spoke to KXAN