Washington D.C — Today, Unrig Our Economy is launching a new ad in New Jersey’s Seventh Congressional District calling out Congressman Tom Kean Jr. (NJ-07) for jeopardizing the health of his constituents by voting to cut Medicaid – all so millionaires and billionaires can have another tax break. The ad features Theresa, whose two sons rely on Medicaid to help cover their medical bills and therapies. The ad calls on Congressman Kean Jr. to stop putting billionaires over working people.
“Republicans sold out their constituents to do billionaires a favor and give them yet another handout,” said Unrig Our Economy Campaign Director Leor Tal. “It is a fundamental betrayal of the working-class families they are supposed to represent. When Congressman Kean Jr. sees this ad, we hope he realizes that the Republican Tax Law he voted for puts care at risk for families like Theresa’s. We need our members of Congress to stand up for working-class people – not the super-wealthy and giant corporations.”
You can watch the New Jersey ad here.
Ad Transcript:
My son Max is 12. He’s autistic. He’s also a computer whiz.
Who knows what he could do with the right support.
Medicaid pays for the therapy that could unlock his potential.
Cut it, and we could cut off his future.
Congressman Tom Kean Jr. voted to cut Medicaid to give tax breaks to the ultra-wealthy.
I don’t get why our congressman would take away health care from families like ours to give billionaires another handout.
Congressman Tom Kean Jr., stop voting to cut Medicaid.
To learn more about the campaign, visit UnrigOurEconomy.com or contact press@unrigoureconomy.com
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About Unrig Our Economy
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.