| This week marks one year since Mike Turner voted for 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 vote of Turner’s race – and that fact remains the same one year later. Here is why:
- More than 464,000 Ohioans 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.
- One hospital and 10 clinics have closed or are closing in Ohio and 11 are at risk of closing.
- Millions have lost access to food assistance. Enrollment has fallen by 7% in Ohio, with more than 102,000 fewer people in the state receiving nutrition assistance.
- Health care costs are soaring. Ohioans have been forced to pay 17.2% more for their monthly premiums in 2026 or abandon their plans altogether. Ohio also saw a 20% 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 Turner continues to face.
DCCC Spokesperson Riya Vashi:
“Mike Turner betrayed his constituents with his cowardly vote for the Big, Ugly Bill. As a result of his shameful actions, hospitals are closing, children are losing food, and health care is being stripped away. GOP extremists like Turner are going to lose in November, and their vote for this Tax Scam will be the reason why.”
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