This ad comes as Senate Republicans consider Medicaid cuts to fund tax breaks for billionaires & Sen. Ernst faces backlash for mocking the Republican Tax Scam’s harmful impact on Iowans
Washington, D.C. — Today, Unrig Our Economy is launching a new ad urging Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) to vote against the Republican Tax Scam as part of a new, multi-million dollar nationwide campaign. This ad comes as Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA) faces growing pushback for her offensive statement that, “we all are going to die” while responding to a constituent’s concern that passing the Republican Tax Scam could kill thousands of Iowans.
The ad urges Sen. Ernst to fight against the Republican Tax Scam, which would:
- Leave over 83,000 Iowans without health insurance
- Raise annual health insurance premiums for Iowans by more than $1,000, on average
- Cause over 50,000 additional deaths per year nationwide
“Republican Senators like Joni Ernst can try to downplay the effects of their tax scam, but if she votes for this agenda, she will literally be putting thousands of Iowans in danger,” said Unrig Our Economy spokesperson Kobie Christian. “This campaign urges Sen. Ernst to stop mocking her own constituents, oppose the Republican Tax Scam, and protect Iowans’ health care from being gutted to give the richest people on the planet another tax break.”
This ad will run on broadcast, cable, streaming platforms, and radio in Iowa.
SCRIPT:
[Jennifer] Congressman Zach Nunn and Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks just voted to make the biggest cut to Medicaid in history.
[Billy] So they can pay for more tax breaks for billionaires.
[Maria] That means taking away our health care that we rely on.
[Billy] When our Senator Joni Ernst heard about how damaging this bill would be,
[Jennifer] Her response was basically…well, we’re all gonna die sometime.
[Clip] “Well, we all are going to die.”
[Jennifer] She’s right. People here are going to die if that bill passes.
[Maria] Medicaid saved my life; without it, I would not be here.
[Jennifer] I rely on Medicaid, so I don’t die, Senator Ernst.
[Billy] People are going to lose their lives over these cuts.
[Maria] Senator Ernst, do we matter to you?
[Clip] “Well, we all are going to die.”
[Jennifer] Senator Ernst, you have an opportunity to protect health care for people like me.
[Billy] Please listen to people in Iowa who would be hurt by this.
[Jennifer] We need health care.
[Jennifer] More than billionaires need tax breaks.
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.