State Of The Union: More Sweet Nothings
Ahead of President Trump’s State of the Union address, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee launched Facebook ads holding vulnerable Republicans accountable for President Trump and Mitch McConnell’s Washington obstruction that is keeping prescription drug costs high. While President Trump prepares to lie to the nation about his failure to stand up to drug manufacturers, these ads will remind voters that Trump, McConnell and Washington Republicans are blocking bipartisan House-passed legislation to take on drug companies and bring down drug costs.
“As President Trump prepares to peddle empty promises and sweet nothings in his State of the Union address, House Democrats will remind voters that Trump, McConnell, and Washington Republicans are blocking bipartisan House-passed legislation to bring down drug prices,” said DCCC Spokesperson Robyn Patterson. “While House Democrats fight to bring down the skyrocketing costs of prescription drugs, Washington Republicans are continuing to look out for drug manufacturers and their special interest backers.”
Facebook Ad copy:
English: STATE OF THE UNION: While President Trump is distracting Americans from the many ways he stood with special interests and kept Americans’ prescription drugs high, Mitch McConnell and Rep. Jeff Van Drew are breaking hearts all across our community with the same disappointing lies we’ve heard before. We need Washington Republicans to ditch their special interest backers and put everyday people first, acting to make prescription drugs more affordable for us.
Spanish: ESTADO DE LA UNIÓN: Mientras el presidente Trump está distrayendo el pueblo estadounidense sobre como apoyó a intereses especiales y mantuvo los precios de medicamentos recetados tan altos, Mitch McConnell y el Representante Spano están rompiendo corazones en nuestras comunidades con las mismas mentiras que hemos escuchado antes. Necesitamos que los republicanos de Washington dejen a sus patrocinadores de intereses especiales y pongan al pueblo estadounidense primero. Necesitamos que tomen acción en la legislación que haría los costos de medicamentos recetados asequibles para nosotros.
This month, CNN found that voters disprove of President Trump’s health care record by a 15-point margin.
Last week, the DCCC launched a seven-figure national ad buy to highlight Washington Republicans siding with Mitch McConnell and special interests to block legislation that would lower health care costs – the number one issue for more than half of voters.
The State of The Union focused ads will target vulnerable Republicans in the following districts:
David Schweikert (AZ-06)*
Ann Wagner (MO-02)
Jeff Van Drew (NJ-02)
Lee Zeldin (NY-01)
Don Bacon (NE-02)
Ross Spano (FL-15)*
Fred Upton (MI-06)
Andy Barr (AZ-06)
*Ads will air in English and Spanish