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.

Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill" is now law. It will change Medicaid work requirements and limit federal funding for healthcare and hospitals.

Donald Trump's standing with America's middle-income earners has taken a sharp hit, with new polling showing that recent gains in approval among this crucial voting bloc have reversed course.Trump made inroads with middle-class voters in the 2024 election,

The measure cements into law much of Trump’s agenda and is being hailed by the president and his supporters as a major victory.

"I'm sure kicking folks off Medicaid and into farm work will go just swimmingly," one person said of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins' proposal.

When reached by Newsweek, White House spokesperson Kush Desai said, "President Trump made a clear pledge: no cuts to Medicaid, Medicare, or Social Security. The One, Big, Beautiful only addresses waste, fraud, and abuse in Medicaid with commonsense reforms like popular work requirements and eligibility verification."

But days before Trump signed it, the Republican-led Legislature and Democratic Gov. Tony Evers approved a 2025-27 state budget that raises Wisconsin’s hospital tax from 1.8% to 6%. The increase will raise some $1 billion more annually in federal matching funds that the state can use to pay hospitals for care they provide Medicaid patients.

House Republicans in Congress approved President Donald Trump's multitrillion-dollar tax breaks and spending cuts bill in a narrow vote Thursday, overcoming setbacks to pass Trump's signature second-term policy package before a Fourth of July deadline.