Josh Hawley, drawing red line on Medicaid, is noncommittal on House’s Trump megabill By

The Senate’s loudest Republican defender of Medicaid is keeping his powder dry on the House GOP’s “big beautiful bill” to advance President Donald Trump’s agenda.

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO), whose support is crucial for a so-called budget reconciliation bill but is contingent on preserving Medicaid, wants to first see what House Republicans can muster through their thin majority.

“Let’s see what they actually pass,” Hawley told the Washington Examiner on Monday evening. “Let’s see what it actually comes out to, what the details are. I’m against anything that’s a cut.”