WASHINGTON — To help pay for President Trump’s tax cuts, the Senate is clamping down on tactics that states use to boost federal Medicaid funding, according to legislation released by the Senate Finance Committee on Monday.

Senate Republicans will ask for bigger Medicaid cuts in its version of a bill to enact President Trump’s agenda, according to GOP aides familiar with the legislation. Details may be released later Monday.

Millions of Americans are expected to lose their Medicaid coverage under the current version of the bill, and many will suffer or die as a result, a new analysis shows.

The move comes even as the Trump administration’s decision to share equivalent data from other states with immigration enforcers and deportation officials has sparked objections saying the move is unl

California Governor Gavin Newsom's office, in a statement sent to Newsweek: "Sharing Medicaid beneficiary information with the Department of Homeland Security—which is itself legally dubious—will jeopardize the safety, health, and security of those who will undoubtedly be targeted by this abuse, and Americans more broadly.

CALLING THE MOVE “legally dubious” and an “abuse,” Gov. Gavin Newsom on Friday heavily criticized the Trump administration after reports surfaced that personal medical information — including immigration status — is being shared with deportation officials.