Josh Hawley Introduces Bill To Cancel Medicaid Cuts He Just Voted For

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

WASHINGTON ― In a head-spinning move on Tuesday, Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) introduced legislation that would repeal cuts to Medicaid he helped make possible only two weeks ago.

The bill would restore funding that states rely on to finance Medicaid, which Republicans put on the chopping block by passing President Donald Trump’s so-called “big, beautiful” tax and spending law. The measure passed on a party-line vote after months of debate and hand-wringing about taking health insurance away from vulnerable Americans ― including voters who supported Trump in the 2024 presidential election.

“President Trump has always said we have to protect Medicaid for working people. Now is the time to prevent any future cuts to Medicaid from going into effect,” Hawley said in a statement released by his office.

Hawley’s bill also includes an additional $50 billion in support for rural hospitals ― up from the $50 billion already included in Trump’s massive tax package. Rural hospitals are expected to bear the brunt of the cuts to Medicaid, most of which are scheduled to begin in 2028.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/josh-hawley-introduces-bill-cancel-215818355.html

[Omnipresent]

1. Someone's ass is going to be booted if he doesn't do something about something..

[walkingman]

2. I posted this earlier with no reaction?

How about this - Trump and GOP gets their tax cuts, Hawley and maybe a Dem co-sponsor removing the Medicaid cuts - probably would pass...get most Dem votes and lots of GOP votes...

Result -GOP gets the tax cuts for billionaires, no one gets kicked off of Medicaid, rural Hospitals stay open...bad result is about another TRILLION of debt is added to the deficit.

Then when our debt is downgraded and people begin complaining about why they cannot get anything done in terms of social safety net - the powers that be will just point to our DEBT.

[Solly Mack]

3. Coward.