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.

Josh Hawley (R-Mo.), who publicly railed against the bill's provisions gutting Medicaid funding before it became law last week. Now, NBC News is reporting that Hawley is standing by his vote for the bill,

Gov. Mike Kehoe is hopeful Congress will reverse course on major restrictions on medical provider taxes, which were included in the "Big Beautiful Bill" that President Trump signed. All of Missouri's Republican members of Congress voted in favor of it.