Hawley Urges Republicans Not to Cut Medicaid
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The House GOP is working to push Trump's package through committees and opposition from Democrats and even some wary Republicans.
Mo., is sounding the alarm that Republicans should avoid deep cuts to Medicaid in the budget reconciliation process.
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Audacy on MSNMissouri Sen. Josh Hawley says cutting Medicaid to pay for tax breaks would be "morally wrong" and "politically suicidal"One Republican, Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri, warned his colleagues in an op-ed Monday that cutting health care to pay for tax breaks would be “morally wrong and politically suicidal.”
Republicans are proposing Medicaid reforms to rein in government spending, but Democrats are presenting a unified front against plans that include tying Medicaid eligibility to work requirements. In a session that stretched from Tuesday afternoon into the early hours of Wednesday morning,
Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) says that the Republican party is currently facing an internal identity crisis, particularly over President Donald Trump's proposed legislation on Medicaid, as the Democratic party's approval ratings continue to fall.
President Donald Trump has repeatedly vowed he wouldn't allow Medicaid to be cut, but House Republicans' bill to fund his agenda aims to cut hundreds of billions of dollars from the program that provides health care for poor, elderly and disabled Americans.
Republican legislation proposes changes to Medicaid including work requirements, co-pays and tougher eligibility requirements. Doctors and patients worry about the effects.
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Raw Story on MSNStaunch MAGA senator turns on GOP colleagues as he slams 'cover of night' Medicaid dealSen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) blasted his fellow Republicans for threatening to cut Medicaid to help offset tax cuts sought by President Donald Trump. Missouri voters decisively elected to expand the state's Medicaid coverage in 2020,