Ads and Billboards Will Run in Key House Districts Throughout Congressional Recess As Republicans Propose Slashing Medicaid to Pay For Tax Breaks For the Ultra-Wealthy
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Washington, D.C. – Protect Our Care is expanding its campaign to defend Medicaid from devastating cuts with ads and billboards in 10 key House districts. This latest investment of nearly $1 million begins Saturday, February 15, and will run for two weeks starting as members of Congress return home for recess. Right now, some House Republicans have proposed cutting up to $2 trillion from Medicaid to pay for tax cuts for millionaires and billionaires, threatening health care for more than 70 million Americans. This latest effort is part of Protect Our Care’s $10 million dollar “Hands Off Medicaid” campaign exposing the choice between protecting Medicaid or giving away new tax breaks for the ultra-wealthy. The consequences of cuts to Medicaid could touch nearly every household in America.
“As Members go home, they will be confronting a critical message: hands off Medicaid,” said Protect Our Care Chair Leslie Dach. “Republicans’ plan to slash billions from Medicaid in order to pay for tax breaks for the ultra-wealthy is completely out of step with the American people. Over 70 million Americans rely on Medicaid, the largest health insurance program in the country that is overwhelmingly popular with Americans across the political spectrum. Republicans across the country need to listen to their constituents and protect Medicaid instead of putting billionaires ahead of hardworking families.”
The 30-second ads will run on television and digitally 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), Ryan Mackenzie (PA-07), Rob Bresnahan (PA-08), and Dan Newhouse (WA-04). Throughout the recess, Protect Our Care is also hosting events across the nation, including in front of Republican offices, to make sure people understand the devastating consequences of Republican plans to cut health care.
In addition to the ads, the campaign will also launch billboards in 7 of the 10 districts on Tuesday, February 18th during next week’s congressional recess. A sample of the billboards can be found below and a link to all of them can be found here. The two messages will run back-to-back on digital billboards in high-traffic locations.
In New York, Protect Our Care will run a mobile billboard on Tuesday, February 18, beginning in Mike Lawler’s (NY-17) Hudson Valley District and running through Nick LaLota (NY-01) and Andrew Garbarino’s (NY-02) Long Island districts.
New polling from Hart Research shows broad opposition across party lines to the Republican health care agenda, including cutting Medicaid. A majority of voters think the government should spend more on health care — not less — and a majority of voters, including Trump voters, have a favorable view of Medicaid, seeing it as an important source of health care.
Links to each of the 30 second ads can be found below:
David Schweikert (AZ-1)
David Valadao (CA-22)
Young Kim (CA-40)
Ken Calvert (CA-41)
Nick LaLota (NY-01)
Andrew Garbarino (NY-02)
Mike Lawler (NY-17)
Ryan Mackenzie (PA-07)
Rob Bresnahan (PA-08)
Dan Newhouse (WA-04)
Sample Ad Script for CA-22
With costs as high as they are right now. No one can afford to lose their healthcare.
But that’s exactly what’ll happen if Congress cuts Medi-Cal.
Over three hundred thousand of us in the Central Valley could have our health care ripped away.
We’re talking veterans, seniors,
Kids with disabilities,
Everyday working people …
All losing their health care…while Congress passes another tax break for billionaires.
Congressman Valadao, we’re counting on you to be there for us.
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