ONE YEAR LATER: Ann Wagner’s Big, Ugly Bill Remains Deeply Unpopular As Missourians Suffer

The DCCC made clear that a vote for this Tax Scam would be the defining vote of Wagner’s race – and that fact remains the same one year later. Here is why:

• More than 230,000 Missourians will lose health coverage. Marketplace enrollment has fallen by 4.2 million people nationally, while an estimated 3.8 million Americans have lost Medicaid or CHIP coverage since the law took effect.
• Sixteen Missouri hospitals and clinics have closed or are closing and six are at risk of closing.
• Millions have lost access to food assistance, with at least 45,000 fewer people in the state receiving nutrition assistance.
• Health care costs are soaring. Missourians have been forced to pay 17% more for their monthly premiums in 2026 or abandon their plans altogether. Nearly 51,000 Missourians dropped their health care since last year when the ACA tax credits expired.
• The Big, Ugly Bill remains deeply unpopular. Recent Navigator polling shows the law underwater by 11 points in battleground districts and 18 points nationally, underscoring the political liability Wagner continues to face.

DCCC Spokesperson Lindsay Reilly:
“Ann Wagner betrayed her constituents when voting for the Big, Ugly Bill. As a result of her shameful actions, hospitals are closing, children are losing food, and health care is being stripped away. GOP extremists like Wagner are going to lose in November, and the vote for this Tax Scam will be the reason why.”