| This week marks one year since Brinker Harding praised the Big, Ugly Bill, a disastrous tax scam that enacted the largest cut to Medicaid and food assistance in American history to fund massive tax breaks for billionaires.
The DCCC made clear that a vote for this Tax Scam would be the defining issue of Brinker Harding’s race – and that fact remains the same one year later. Here is why:
- More than 54,000 Nebraskans 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.
- 1 clinic has closed or is closing in Nebraska and 4 are at risk of closing.
- Millions have lost access to food assistance. Enrollment has fallen by 11% in Harding’s state, with nearly 17,000 fewer people in the state receiving nutrition assistance.
- Health care costs are soaring. Nebraskans have been forced to pay over 17% more for their monthly premiums in 2026 or abandon their plans altogether. Nebraska also saw a 6% decrease in enrollment 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 Brinker Harding continues to face.
DCCC Spokesperson Madison Andrus:
“Brinker Harding betrayed Nebraskans when he supported the Big, Ugly Bill. As a result of his shameful support, hospitals are closing, children are losing food, and health care is being stripped away. GOP extremists like Brinker Harding are going to lose in November, and the support for this Tax Scam will be the reason why.”
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