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.

Missouri U.S. Josh Hawley has filed a bill to stop future reductions of Medicaid. The legislation comes just two weeks after he voted in favor of U.S. President Donald Trump's spending bill, which is expected to cut billions from Medicaid.

Just two weeks after voting for a GOP megabill that slashed Medicaid, Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) is trying to roll back the damage. On July 15, he unveiled the Protect Medicaid and Rural Hospitals Act,