King is touting his efforts to take away health care protections for Iowans, including hundreds of thousands with pre-existing conditions
House Republicans are still reeling from historic losses in the midterm elections, and from GOP House Leader Kevin McCarthy on down they’ve blamed their defeat on their out-of-touch agenda, including gutting the health care of middle-class Americans.
Congressman Steve King, however, doesn’t seem to have gotten the message. According to a report from the Sioux City Journal, “King reminisced on his repeated efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act” during a town hall in Plymouth County this weekend.
King’s comments come just days after he voted to double down on the GOP’s misguided agenda, backing a lawsuit that would eliminate protections for 307,900 IA-04 residents with pre-existing conditions, explode the cost of insurance premiums and out of pocket costs, and charge older Americans an “age tax” for their care.
“We welcome Congressman King’s decision to run on his disastrous record in Washington,” said DCCC Spokesperson Brooke Goren. “Health care remains voters’ number one concern, and King’s repeated efforts to gut protections for middle-class families – including people with pre-existing conditions – shows that he will side with Washington special interests over hardworking Iowans every time.”
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