| This week marks one year since Nick Begich 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 Begich’s race – and that fact remains the same one year later. Here is why:
- Begich voted to cut health care for more than 35,000 Alaskans, when 1 in 3 Alaskans depend on Medicaid. 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.
- Begich voted to cut over $63 million in estimated Medicaid revenue from Alaska hospitals. As a result, 29 hospitals and clinics have closed or will close and 40 hospitals are at risk of closing.
- Health care costs are soaring. Alaskans have been forced to pay 295% more for their monthly premiums in 2026 or abandon their plans altogether. Alaska also saw a 9% 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 Begich continues to face.
Read more on on the impact of Begich’s vote:
DCCC Spokesperson Anna Elsasser:
“Nick Begich betrayed his constituents when he voted for this Big, Ugly Bill. As a result of his shameful actions, hospitals are closing, children are losing food, and health care is being stripped away from tens of thousands of Alaska families. Fewer places are hit harder than Alaska from this vote, and Begich is going to lose in November because of it.”
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