Washington, D.C. – Protect Our Care is launching new ads in 11 districts after Republicans in the House passed the largest Medicaid cuts in American history – all so Trump and the GOP can give tax breaks to billionaires and big corporations. The bill is highly unpopular with the American people, who overwhelmingly oppose cuts to Medicaid and health care in order to fund tax breaks for billionaires and big corporations.
“By slashing health care, Republicans dared to touch the third rail of American politics,” said Protect Our Care President Brad Woodhouse. “Republicans know how indefensible their tax bill is: that’s why they held hearings in the dead of night and wrote the bill behind closed doors. We’re making sure the American people know the dire consequences of what their elected officials voted for and, undoubtedly, Republicans will pay a heavy price for putting billionaires ahead of their constituents’ health.”
These ads are part of Protect Our Care’s over 10-million dollar “Hands Off Medicaid” campaign following an ad featuring Josephine, a grandmother to a little boy with special needs and conservative voter who talks about how cuts to Medicaid would cause pain for her family and millions of others. Read more about Protect Our Care’s latest ads here.
The Republican tax bill will rip health care away from millions of American seniors, children, middle- and low-income families, people with disabilities, people fighting cancer, and so many more. Not only does it include the largest cuts to Medicaid in history, it all but dismantles the ACA by enacting massive funding cuts, new rules and restrictions, and eliminating enhanced premium tax credits. This Republican bill will increase costs and make health care unaffordable and inaccessible for more middle- and low-income families.
The ads will launch in the following districts: David Schweikert (AZ-01), David Valadao (CA-22), Young Kim (CA-40), Ken Calvert (CA-41), Nick LaLota (NY-01), Andrew Garbarino (NY-02), Mike Lawler (NY-17), Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), Ryan Mackenzie (PA-07), Rob Bresnahan (PA-08), and Dan Newhouse (WA-04).
Links to each of the 30-second ads can be found below:
David Schweikert (AZ-01)
David Valadao (CA-22)
Young Kim (CA-40)
Ken Calvert (CA-41)
Nick LaLota (NY-01)
Andrew Garbarino (NY-02)
Mike Lawler (NY-17)
Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01)
Ryan Mackenzie (PA-07)
Rob Bresnahan (PA-08)
Dan Newhouse (WA-04)
Sample Ad Script for AZ-01:
Narrator: Republicans in Congress promised not to cut Medicaid. But then…
Speaker Mike Johnson: “The bill is passed.”
Narrator: It’s the biggest cut to Medicaid in history. And Congressman David Schweikert just supported it. More than thirteen million Americans could lose health care – seniors, veterans, and children with disabilities.
Why’d he do it?
To give another huge tax break to billionaires and big corporations. Tell Congressman Schweikert – we can’t afford to have our health care taken away. Not now. Not ever.