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As Republicans continue to stand behind the Big, Ugly Bill and the devastating consequences it would have for millions of Americans’ health care, as well as catastrophic effects on our nation’s hospitals, it’s clear voters are squarely against the bill – and Republicans’ vote for it is going to cost them the majority. A new poll […]

Earlier this month, Congresswoman Emilia Sykes introduced a bill to close bribery loopholes and prevent corrupt politicians from abusing their offices. Sykes’ Closing Bribery Loopholes Act will allow law enforcement to better target politicians who use their offices for personal gain. Sykes also helped introduce legislation to block corporate executives convicted of financial crimes from serving in the executive […]

Wittman cast the deciding vote for Republicans’ Tax Scam that makes historic cuts to Medicaid which could gut funding for rural hospitals A new report from the UNC Cecil G. Sheps Center explains how Rob Wittman and House Republicans’ Tax Scam budget risks the closure of more than 300 rural hospitals across the U.S. – including Rappahannock General Hospital […]

“Language requiring healthcare professionals to care for veterans regardless of their politics and marital status has been explicitly eliminated” Representing two of Florida’s veteran-heavy districts, Cory Mills and Anna Paulina Luna have abandoned their constituents following reporting that the Trump Administration will allow VA hospitals to refuse to treat some veterans in need of care.  New reporting by the Guardian […]

“Yet in the end, she cast the deciding vote in favor of the bill despite its blow to wind and solar… put[ting] Kiggans at odds with many in her district” New reporting from Bloomberg today is highlighting how vulnerable Republican Congresswoman Jen Kiggans flip-flopped like a fish out of water. Bloomberg reports that after Kiggans spent weeks […]

A new report from the UNC Cecil G. Sheps Center explains how the House-passed Big, Ugly Bill risks the closure of more than 300 rural hospitals across the U.S. This comes as Senate Republicans released updated text of their Big, Ugly Bill that proposes even larger Medicaid cuts, further endangering America’s hospitals and people’s access to care. […]

In light of career politician Tara Durant’s announcement that she has entered the race in Virginia’s 7th Congressional District, here are three questions she should have to answer for voters: Does Durant support House Republicans’ politically toxic Tax Scam legislation that makes the largest cuts to Medicaid in history, rips away food assistance, and guts rural hospitals – all to […]

Following House Republicans’ vote last week to eliminate funding for public media outlets around the country, local Kentucky media warns that they may not be able to provide lifesaving extreme weather alerts or inform the public about issues facing farmers and rural Kentuckians. Republicans prioritized cutting taxes for the wealthiest people in the country by cutting over $800 billion from […]

Evans’ questionable defense of Trump’s on-again, off-again tariffs is raising eyebrows   Gabe Evans has a complicated relationship with the truth. After casting the deciding vote to enact the largest cuts to Medicaid in history, Evans had the audacity to falsely state that “Medicaid is not being cut.” (The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office disagrees.) Despite his own promises to protect […]

Washington Post-Ipsos poll: “A plurality of Americans oppose the sweeping tax-and-spending legislation” New polling from Washington Post-Ipsos confirms what we already knew: the Big, Ugly Bill is wildly unpopular with the American people – and Democrats have a huge runway to continue to define the GOP Tax Scam to the public. Republicans’ vote for the Big, Ugly […]