Sen. Jim Banks, R-Ind., pushed back against the objections of Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., regarding President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill, pointing to new provisions designed to safeguard hospitals and rural communities from potential funding shortfalls, Politico reported.

On “Fox News Sunday,” Banks defended the GOP’s sweeping spending bill after Tillis announced he would vote against the bill, warning that it “would result in tens of billions of dollars in lost funding for North Carolina, including our hospitals and rural communities.”

Banks said Senate Majority Leader John Thune and Trump already alleviated those concerns by carving out a $15 billion stabilization fund for rural hospitals.

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