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DCCC Statement on Ryan Mackenzie Campaigning With His GOP Party Bosses to Tout His Big, Ugly Bill

DCCC spokesperson Eli Cousin released the following statement on Republican Conference Chair Lisa McClain parachuting into the Lehigh Valley to join Congressman Ryan Mackenzie to tout the largest cuts to Medicaid in history:

“Ryan Mackenzie voted to kick thousands of his Lehigh Valley constituents off their health care, jack up electricity costs, and add trillions to our national deficit – all so that he could give more tax cuts to billionaires. Mackenzie has voted in lockstep with his D.C. party bosses over his first seven months in office, and now he’s calling them in for backup. No national surrogate parachuting into the Lehigh Valley will be able to help Mackenzie put lipstick on this pig – he owns his disastrous, deeply unpopular vote that will have devastating consequences for working families, and it will be a major reason why voters reject him next November.”

REMINDER:
 
Mackenzie’s Big Ugly Bill will have devastating consequences for the Lehigh Valley:

  • 26,352 of Mackenzie’s PA-07 constituents could lose their health insurance.
  • More than 40,000 households in Mackenzie’s PA-07 who rely on SNAP could lose food assistance.
  • On average, Pennsylvania households could pay $160 more annually for electricity.
  • Mackenzie’s vote could jeopardize long-term investments in Mack Trucks’ Lehigh Valley Operation and other economic opportunities in the Allentown area.
  • More than $4 trillion will be added to the federal deficit.

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