The Ad Comes 4 Days Before New Yorkers See Sky High 2026 Health Insurance Premiums Thanks to Congressional Republicans and Their Government Shutdown
Washington D.C — Today, Unrig Our Economy released a new ad calling out Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) for his vote to trade millions of Americans’ health care for tax breaks for the ultra-wealthy, putting the livelihoods of New York families at risk. The ad features Tiffany, a New Yorker with cerebral palsy who relies on Medicaid to live independently. In the ad, she asks constituents of Congressman Lawler to call and demand he stop cutting Medicaid and end the government shutdown.
The ad comes just days before Open Enrollment begins and millions of Americans who rely on ACA marketplace health care will see sky-high health insurance cost increases for 2026. It also comes as Congressman Lawler helps congressional Republicans keep the government shut down rather than extend health care tax credits that help 140,000 New Yorkers afford their coverage.
“Congressman Lawler voted to rip health coverage away from hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers. He can’t be surprised that New Yorkers are calling him out for it,” said Unrig Our Economy Campaign Director Leor Tal. “Instead of standing up for his community, Congressman Lawler is threatening the Medicaid and Affordable Care Act coverage his constituents rely on – just to bankroll more tax breaks for billionaires. Now Tiffany is putting a human face to the damage, showing New York families exactly what this law could mean for their health and their wallets.”
You can watch the new ad here.
Ad transcript:
I have cerebral palsy.
But I don’t sit at home. I’m on the go every day.
I work at my church. I volunteer. And I try to help others.
Medicaid makes all that possible.
It pays for the care I need to live independently.
But Congressman Mike Lawler just voted for the biggest cuts to Medicaid in history
so that billionaires can get another tax break.
Meanwhile, hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers like me could lose health care.
Call Congressman Mike Lawler and tell him to stop cutting Medicaid.
To learn more about the campaign, visit UnrigOurEconomy.com or contact press@unrigoureconomy.com
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Unrig Our Economy is a national campaign to fix the rules of our economy to make it work for working people. We know that when the middle class does well, all of us do well — which is why we’re fighting on behalf of working Americans and holding corporations, their wealthy executives, and the politicians who enable them accountable.