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WTVG FACT CHECK: Big Pharma-Funded Attack Ads on Rep. Marcy Kaptur FAIL Truth Test
WTVG: “There are misleading claims in these ads that fail our truth test.” A new fact check from WTVG finds that Big Pharma’s latest attacks on Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur are FALSE. WTVG ruled that “there are misleading claims in these ads that fail our Truth Test.” Republicans and Big Pharma are once again lying about Congresswoman Kaptur because they […]
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DCCC, DNC, and DSCC Move to Intervene at the U.S. Supreme Court to Block Trump and Republicans’ Attempt to Let Billionaires Buy our Elections
Today, in response to the Trump administration’s extraordinary refusal to defend a longstanding federal election law against attacks by national Republicans, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC), Democratic National Committee (DNC), and Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) stepped up to seek to defend contribution limits that prevent corruption in federal elections. The three committees filed a […]
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Do Mariannette Miller-Meeks, Ashley Hinson, and Zach Nunn Agree With Joni Ernst?
Spoiler Alert: Yes. This morning, Iowa Senator Joni Ernst defended cuts to Medicaid by telling Iowans, “we are all going to die.” This comes as Mariannette Miller-Meeks and Zach Nunn have defended their votes to slash Medicaid by saying that Iowans “may lose coverage, but that’s their choice to lose coverage,” and characterizing their cuts […]
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NEW: House Republicans Face “Buzzsaw of Criticism” From Constituents Over GOP Tax Scam
Vulnerable House Republicans are on the run after voting to advance massive cuts to Medicaid and food assistance, and stymying job creation across the country. For the very few who have appeared in front of their constituents in a desperate attempt to defend their vote, they’ve been confronted with boos, frustration, and anger. For example: In Colorado, Rep. […]
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NEW: “Sykes warns cuts to Medicaid, SNAP and health benefits will hurt many in 13th District” [Akron Beacon Journal]
This week, Congresswoman Emilia Sykes joined community leaders and senior citizen advocates to raise awareness about what the GOP tax scam and its cuts to Medicaid and SNAP will mean for Northeast Ohio. This dangerous bill guts Medicaid, jeopardizes health care for 27,896 people in OH-13, and slashes SNAP benefits that 45,546 households in OH-13 depend on, all to […]
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BY THE NUMBERS: Monica De La Cruz Supports Kicking Over 50,000 Constituents Off Health Insurance to Fund Tax Cuts for Billionaires
Last week, Congresswoman Monica De La Cruz cast her vote selling out Texas’s working families in exchange for giving tax breaks to the wealthiest people in the country. According to new analysis by the Joint Economic Committee, more than 50,000 people in Texas’s 15th Congressional District would lose their health insurance. Now, Monica De La Cruz refuses to […]
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Vicente Gonzalez Stands Up For Texas Families, Doesn’t Cave to GOP Billionaire Demands
Last week, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez voted to protect vital programs that working families in Texas’s 34th Congressional District depend on, putting the needs of his constituents above tax cuts for billionaires. While the House GOP rammed through their bill that would gut Medicaid for nearly 50,000 TX-34 residents, slash SNAP benefits for over 65,000 families in the district, and […]
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Self-Proclaimed Medicare Savior Mike Lawler Votes To…You Guessed It…Slash Medicare
The fake moderate is nothing more than a rubberstamp for his D.C. party bosses Mike Lawler just got caught doing what Washington politicians do best: voting one way and then telling voters the exact opposite. Last week, Lawler cast a deciding vote on his party’s “Big, Ugly Bill” — a massive tax giveaway to billionaires […]
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WATCH: Ashley Hinson Faces More Blowback for Vote Slashing Medicaid
Iowa farmer who depends on ACA tax credits calls out Hinson for voting to end cost-saving credits Ashley Hinson continues to receive blowback for her deciding vote to slash Medicaid and end Affordable Care Act tax credits for families in order to pay for tax breaks for billionaires. New reporting is highlighting a question from […]
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Mariannette Miller-Meeks: “[Iowans] may lose coverage, but that’s their choice to lose coverage” [The Gazette]
Yesterday, Mariannette Miller-Meeks doubled down on her vote to slash Medicaid and jeopardize health care for the nearly 22,000 people across IA-01 who will lose their insurance coverage thanks to the GOP budget bill. Miller-Meeks said that “[Iowans] may lose coverage, but that’s their choice to lose coverage” – a callous lie as tens of thousands of […]