WASHINGTON ― A first-term moderate House Republican on Friday became the first member of his party to suggest he’d vote against their brand new budget plan.

Rep. Rob Bresnahan (R-Pa.) announced on social media that the budget’s proposed cuts to federal safety net programs might be a problem.

“I ran for Congress under a promise of always doing what is best for the people of Northeastern Pennsylvania,” Bresnahan said. “If a bill is put in front of me that guts the benefits my neighbors rely on, I will not vote for it.”

In a release from his office, Bresnahan noted his district includes 200,000 Medicaid recipients.

The House Budget Committee finalized a spending framework on Thursday night that would instruct committees to come up with $1.5 trillion in spending reduction over 10 years, including as much as $880 billion in cuts to Medicaid and as much as $230 billion in cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. The figures represent less than a quarter of overall projected spending on the programs.

Bresnahan did not outright say he would vote against the budget; it will be up to him whether he thinks the plan amounts to gutting Medicaid. Republicans have yet to specify how they will achieve the savings prescribed by the budget.

Lawmakers can try to finesse the meaning of large reductions in spending on a given program. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said earlier this week, for instance, that Medicaid was not on the chopping block in the House budget, suggesting that canceling benefits for unemployed people would cause them to get jobs and be happy.

“If you add work requirements into Medicaid, it makes sense to people,” Johnson said. “Little things like that can make a big difference, not only in the budgeting process, but in the morale of the people.”

House Agriculture Committee Chair Glenn Thompson (R-Pa.) said Friday there would be “no cuts to benefits” even as his committee is tasked with finding billions in savings, with SNAP the only major target. The program helps 20 million households buy food; House hardliners have sought a direct cut to benefits. It’s not clear what else Thompson has in mind.

Bresnahan’s statement shows how difficult it will be for Johnson to steer the budget through the House, where moderates on one hand can’t stand steep benefit cuts while the far-right won’t accept anything less. A mere handful of Republican “no” votes would prevent Johnson from moving a partisan bill through the House.