ONE YEAR LATER: Tom Barrett and Bill Huizenga’s Big, Ugly Bill Remains Deeply Unpopular As Michiganders Suffer

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

• More than 392,000 Michiganders 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.
• Health care costs are soaring. Michiganders have been forced to pay more than 28% more for their monthly premiums in 2026 or abandon their plans altogether. Michigan also saw a 6% decrease in enrollment since last year when the ACA tax credits expired.
• This law benefits the richest of the rich – not regular American families. The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimates that the “poorest households will end up with roughly $1,200 less each year on average, while the wealthiest Americans will gain about $13,600.”
• Millions have lost access to food assistance. Enrollment has fallen by 10.4% in Michigan, with nearly 158,600 fewer people in the state receiving nutrition assistance.
• 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 Barrett and Huizenga face.

KEY TAKEAWAY: Barrett and Huizenga can lie all they want, but Michiganders see the truth, because they feel the reality – health care costs are rising and families are losing care, food is harder to put on the table, and life is getting more expensive.

DCCC Spokesperson Katie Smith:
“Tom Barrett and Bill Huizenga passed the largest cut to Medicaid and SNAP in history that is raising health care costs, ripping food off kids’ tables, and making it harder for Michiganders to get by. Their vote put Washington ahead of Michigan and will be a defining moment why they lose this November.”

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