Janelle Bynum is Fighting D.C. Republicans’ Scheme to Jack Up Health Care Costs

Janelle Bynum is bringing her constituents’ voices with her back to Washington. After crisscrossing the fifth district for a series of town halls, Bynum knows what’s on Oregonians’ minds: costs are too high, and D.C. Republicans’ agenda to gut health care to pay for tax cuts for billionaires will only make it worse. Now, Bynum is calling out D.C. Republicans for failing to address the health care crisis that they created. If Republicans get their way, more than 111,000 Oregonians who get their health care on the Affordable Care Act marketplace could see their monthly payments spike between $127 to $456. To Bynum, that’s unacceptable. See for yourself… Oregon Public Broadcasting: If federal government shuts down, Republicans will ‘own it,’ Oregon Democrat Janelle Bynum says “Republicans have control of the House [of Representatives], the Senate, and the presidency,” said Bynum. “Oregonians have told us as their representatives — and I have carried that message back to Washington — they said don’t cut my healthcare, and they said make sure you lower costs.” “Republicans have that message,” said Bynum... “They can put the American people first, or they can put billionaires first.” Democrats want… to extend Obamacare tax credits that were created in 2010 and are scheduled to expire at year’s end. Democrats also want to roll back cuts Republicans made to health programs like Medicaid through the passage of President Trump’s domestic policy bill, called the “One Big Beautiful Bill.” The president canceled a meeting with top Democrats on Tuesday to discuss the short-term spending package. A mother of four from Happy Valley, Bynum recently completed a series of town halls across Oregon’s 5th Congressional District, which includes a wide swath of both urban and rural Oregon, from Lake Oswego to Albany to Bend. Throughout the tour of the swing district, she said, constituents voiced concerns about rising costs and cuts to the federal food stamp program SNAP. “The American people know that they’re being left behind with these policies,” said Bynum. ###