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

Mo., is sounding the alarm that Republicans should avoid deep cuts to Medicaid in the budget reconciliation process.

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.”

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. In an opinion piece published Monday by the New York Times,

A Republican representative told his fellow party members Monday that they are committing political suicide by threatening to cut Medicaid. Missouri Senator Josh Hawley wrote a New York Times op-ed Monday warning other Republicans that the Trump administration’s pursuit to axe support for the lower class is “both morally wrong and politically suicidal.

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.

Republican legislation proposes changes to Medicaid including work requirements, co-pays and tougher eligibility requirements. Doctors and patients worry about the effects.

Sen. 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,