The Republican senator introduced a bill Tuesday that would block restrictions on key strategies that states rely on to finance Medicaid and double a rural hospital fund.

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) is out with a new piece of legislation that would effectively repeal a large provision of the bill he just helped pass into law, Axios reported Tuesday. His new bill, which he calls the "Protect Medicaid and Rural Hospitals Act,

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.