Hawley Claims He’ll Undo “Suicidal” Medicaid Cuts

NBC News reports:

And when asked about the steep Medicaid cuts in the bill, Hawley continued to criticize them. Hawley said his “goal” is to ensure the provider tax changes, which will limit state reimbursement for Medicaid, don’t go into effect in Missouri — even as he helped to pass a piece of legislation that will do just that.

It illustrates the challenges Republicans face as they turn their attention to selling to the public the massive bill they’ve been working on for months, ahead of next year’s midterm elections.

“I think that if Republicans don’t come out strong and say we’re going to protect rural hospitals, then, yeah, I think voters aren’t going to like that,” Hawley told NBC News in an interview at St. Cin Park. “The truth of the matter is, we shouldn’t be cutting rural hospitals. I’m completely opposed to cutting rural hospitals period. I haven’t changed my view on that one iota.”

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BREAKING: Here’s the exact moment where Josh Hawley complained that Donald Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ had too many Medicaid cuts for him to vote for it. Hawley, in an act of extreme cowardice, voted for the bill anyways. pic.twitter.com/dyj12cBVPS

— Democratic Wins Media (@DemocraticWins) July 1, 2025

Sen Josh Hawley called Medicaid cuts “morally wrong” & “politically suicidal.” He said the “big beautiful bill” would eventually force rural hospitals to close. He called for a tax policy that is more fair to workers and families than corporations. So why’d he vote for this? pic.twitter.com/7JTSUajmiz

— Mark Maxwell (@MarkMaxwellTV) July 8, 2025