As Republicans face criticism for slashing Medicaid, Hawley tried to shift the focus to a less-noticed part of the law that will benefit victims of nuclear waste.

If the bill clears the senate, it faces other challenges in the House, with many members of the GOP Freedom Caucus signaling they would vote no on the legislation in its current form, citing the massive increases to the budget deficit and national debt.

Both U.S. senators from Missouri voted in favor Tuesday of President Donald Trump’s tax megabill. Sen. Josh Hawley, who criticized the bill’s Medicaid cuts, changed his mind, and supported the bill because he says it includes funding for St.