Republican Senator Josh Hawley from Missouri has introduced new legislation to reverse the Medicaid cuts that were part of his party’s domestic policy megabill, which he voted for just two weeks ago. The reversal aims to double the funding for rural hospitals from $50 billion to $100 billion and remove certain tax restrictions that were included in the original bill.
According to MSNBC, the senator’s actions follow a confusing pattern of statements and votes regarding Medicaid funding. In late June, Hawley openly criticized his party’s planned Medicaid cuts, stating that Republicans needed to “do some soul-searching” if they wanted to be a working-class party. However, just days later, on July 1, he voted in favor of the megabill that included these very same cuts.
