Josh Hawley

Josh Hawley said he wouldn’t vote for Medicaid cuts. Then he voted for the bill.

1. SAID · 26 FEB 2025“I’m not gonna vote for Medicaid cuts, benefit cuts. Work requirements, fine. But 21% of the residents of my state receive Medicaid or CHIP. That’s a lot of people.”
2. ≠ VOTED · 1 JUL 2025Yea on H.R. 1, passed 50–50 with the Vice President’s vote. CBO: $911 billion less federal Medicaid spending over ten years.
3. EXPLAINED · JUL 2025“Got to take the wins that you can.”