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RECESS RECAP: Vulnerable House Republicans Hit With Fierce Healthcare Repeal Backlash

With zero achievements to speak of after the first few months of Republican-controlled Washington, vulnerable House Republicans limped home to widespread backlash over their attempted repeal of the Affordable Care Act. Constituents made their voices heard in diverse and creative ways, but the message was clear: ripping healthcare away from millions of Americans, increasing premiums and out-of-pocket costs, and slapping an age-tax on older folks is unacceptable.

“Vulnerable House Republicans spent two-weeks at home under constant fire for their reckless plan to repeal the Affordable Care Act,” said DCCC Spokesman Tyler Law. “With new plans to strip away protections for people with preexisting conditions, the backlash will only grow stronger. At this point there’s no question that House Republicans’ obsession with repealing healthcare rather than improving it has badly damaged their standing with the American people.”

In case you missed it, take a look at the coverage of the fierce backlash to House Republicans’ repeal efforts…

French Hill (AR-02)

  • Arkansas Online: Cotton, Hill talk health care, taxes, executions at Little Rock town hall
  • Arkansas Online: Cotton, Hill take questions from scrappy crowd in Little Rock

Martha McSally (AZ-02)

Jeff Denham (CA-10)

  • Modesto Bee: Our View: Denham gets an overdue earful from angry constituents
  • Modesto Bee: Constituents jump at chance to ask Denham about defense, health care, energy, more
  • KCRA (NBC) 3 Reports: Congressman Booed

David Valadao (CA-21)

Steve Knight (CA-25)

  • LA Times: Republican Rep. Steve Knight fields questions on healthcare and Trump’s possible conflicts of interest at town hall
  • Ventura County Star: Knight town hall brings out big, loud crowd in Simi Valley

Mimi Walters (CA-45)

  • Buzzfeed: House Republicans Are Going On A Two Week Break Without Finishing Some Of Their Big To-Do Items

Darrell Issa (CA-49)

  • The Hill: Ads will target vulnerable Republicans over ObamaCare repeal effort
  • San Diego Free Press: Anti-Trumpcare Ad Will Greet Issa and Other House Republicans Home for Recess

Scott Tipton (CO-03)

  • The Pueblo Chieftain:S. Rep. Tipton faces hard questioning at town hall
  • KRDO: Things heat up at town hall with Rep. Tipton

Mike Coffman (CO-06)

Brian Mast (FL-18)

  • Kaiser Health News: Florida Congressman Draws Jeers at home for backing failed GOP health care plan

Carlos Curbelo (FL-26)

  • Washington Examiner: Vulnerable House Republicans caught in Obamacare crossfire
  • Peters Blog: Report: Carlos Curbelo target of attack ads over attempted Obamacare repeal

Rod Blum (IA-01)

  • Waterloo Courier: Planned Parenthood protests Blum’s office
  • KCRG: Rep. Blum sponsors event in Cedar Rapids, activists hold meeting to pressure him to hold town hall

Peter Roskam (IL-06)

  • Elgin Courier News: Roskam sends clear message on town halls: ‘My opinion has not changed’
  • USA Today: Republicans avoid town halls after health care votes

Kevin Yoder (KS-03)

  • Kansas City Star: Editorial: Congress, don’t hide from voters. Eventually they will find you.

Jason Lewis (MN-02)

Erik Paulsen (MN-03)

  • Morrison County Record: No more ‘Minnesota nice’ on Affordable Care Act repeal
  • CNN: Republicans decide: To town hall or not to town hall?

Jack Bergman (MI-01)

  • ABC10: Bergman faces tough crowd at first town hall
  • UpNorthLive: Heated crowd attends Congressman Bergman town hall

Tim Walberg (MI-07)

Mike Bishop (MI-08)

  • MLive: Crowd grills congressman on health care in another intense town hall
  • WLNS: Concerns voiced over healthcare, rhetoric in Washington to US Representative Mike Bishop
  • WXYZ (ABC) 7 Action News: Rep. Mike Bishop Misses Town Hall Meeting                                         

Ted Budd (NC-13)

Don Bacon (NE-02)

  • Omaha World Herald: Rep. Bacon, on break, hears talk of Syria and national security — but not at town hall meetings
  • Omaha World Herald: Editorial: Bacon and town hall participants should listen to each other

Frank LoBiondo (NJ-02)

  • Philly.com: U.S Rep LoBiondo town hall finally happened – without LoBiondo

Tom MacArthur (NJ-03)

  • NewsWorks: Moderate Republicans in N.J., Pa. squeezed by attack ads from both sides on health care

Leonard Lance (NJ-07)

  • com: N.J. congressman faces fiery crowd in 1st town hall since Obamacare vote
  • NPR: New Jersey’s self-proclaimed moderate congressman takes heat from all sides
  • Politico: 4 takeaways from the town halls dogging the GOP

Rodney Frelinghuysen (NJ-11)

  • Star Ledger: Editorial: It’s Easter recess. Meet your public, Rep. Frelinghuysen
  • Montclair Patch: Montclair Jews Spend Passover Sabbath Outside Frelinghuysen’s Office

Dan Donovan (NY-11)

  • Brooklyn Reporter: Donovan constituents come together at community-organized town hall
  • BKLYNER: Sparks Fly Across The Aisle As Bay Ridge Hosts Town Hall In Lieu Of Congressman

John Faso (NY-19)

Claudia Tenney (NY-22)

  • Binghampton.com: Healthcare rally held outside Rep. Tenney’s Binghamton office
  • Spectrum News: Impersonator Fills in for Congresswoman Tenney at Citizen Action Town Hall

Greg Walden (OR-02)

  • The Lewinston Tribune: An author of GOP health bill gets rough reception back home
  • AP: When a lawmaker is treated as the villain in a class play

Ryan Costello (PA-06)

Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-08)

  • Intelligencer: Fitzpatrick still refusing to schedule town hall meetings

Will Hurd (TX-23)

  • Dallas News: Most Texans in Congress still not holding town halls

Barbara Comstock (VA-10)

Dave Reichert (WA-08)

  • Patch: ‘Empty Chair’ Town Hall For Dave Reichert Planned This Week
  • The Hill: Republicans try to tame their rowdy town halls
  • Washington Examiner: Republicans dismiss ‘liberal activists’ behind angry town hall protests

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