REPORT: “Ohio Families Have Paid Approximately $2,175 More” Under Mike Turner’s Economy

A new report reveals that Ohio families are paying $2,175 more for everyday goods – from gas and groceries to utilities and health care – thanks to Turner’s decisive votes in Washington.

The report makes it crystal clear that “at each step, [Republicans] voted to let the costs fall on their constituents”: Turner greenlit Republicans’ war of choice in Iran, rubber-stamped Trump’s chaotic tariffs, and cast the deciding vote for the Big, Ugly Bill.

DCCC Spokesperson Riya Vashi:
“Ohio families can’t afford Mike Turner. Turner has made it clear that his only loyalty is with his D.C. party bosses, no matter the cost to his constituents. Ohioans will remember the weight of Turner’s disastrous economy, and it will cost him his seat in November.”

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Cleveland.com: Trump policies have cost Ohio households thousands since January 2025, report finds

• Ohio families have paid approximately $2,175 more for gas, utilities and groceries and thousands of dollars more in health insurance premiums for those on the ACA marketplace since January 2025 due to federal policies enacted during President Donald Trump’s second term, according to a report released Wednesday by the Center for American Progress Action Fund.
• The report attributes the cost increases to four key policy decisions: the war with Iran that drove up gas prices, cuts to clean energy investments, which led to higher utility bills, blanket tariffs that increased prices on imported goods, and the expiration of enhanced Affordable Care Act (ACA) premium tax credits.
• “At each step, members of Congress had the chance to halt the war, preserve the energy credits, end the tariffs, and extend the health care subsidies,” the report states. “However, at each step, Congress voted to let the costs fall on their constituents.”
• Ohio households have spent an additional $270 on gasoline through June 30 since the U.S. began military action against Iran on Feb. 28, according to data from Brown University’s Climate Solutions Lab, cited in the report.

• Ohioans are also paying hundreds more in higher utility costs, with households in the top ten states paying an additional $395 on average through June, the report found. That figure could increase by more than 25% by year’s end.
• The increases followed passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which Trump signed into law on July 4, 2025. The legislation repealed or curtailed tax credits that had incentivized growth in solar, wind, battery and electric vehicle manufacturing industries.
• The average American household paid approximately $1,574 more through June for goods affected by Trump administration tariffs, according to the report’s analysis of U.S. Customs data and estimates from the Yale Budget Lab.
• For the millions of Americans who purchase health insurance through ACA marketplaces, premiums increased sharply after enhanced premium tax credits expired on Dec. 31, 2025.
• In Ohio, a family of four with two 45-year-old adults and two children earning $66,000 annually now pays approximately $3,688 more for coverage through June, with that figure projected to reach more than $6,000 for the full year.