Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) is warning against his own party’s push to slash Medicaid spending, just hours after House Republicans released legislation that could save billions of dollars and make

Missouri U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley is warning fellow Republicans that efforts to cut Medicaid could backfire, turning against working-class voters and threatening the party's long-term political future.

Hawley’s op-ed, titled “Don’t Cut Medicaid,” questioned President Donald Trump’s “one big, beautiful bill,” asking, “Will Republicans be a majority party of working people, or a permanent minority speaking only for the C suite?”