Washington, D.C. — Today, Unrig Our Economy is launching a new ad in Congressman Don Bacon’s (NE-02) district as part of a major, eight-figure nationwide campaign to hold Congressional Republicans accountable for voting to take away Americans’ health care to fund tax breaks for the super-rich.
This ad features Audrey, an Omaha, NE resident, calling out Congressman Don Bacon (NE-02), for voting to slash Medicaid, which her family relies on. Audrey highlights how Medicaid is the reason her grandchildren and step-daughter are able to access health care and argues how wrong it is for Congressman Bacon to take health care away from families so he can give tax breaks to billionaires. “It’s important that we continue to have Medicaid – it’s lifesaving,” Audrey says in the ad. “But Congressman Don Bacon doesn’t act like it.”
“Nebraska families like Audrey’s have been struggling to afford health care for years, and Congressman Bacon decided it was a good idea to vote for the largest cut to Medicaid in American history that will leave millions without the health care they need,” said Unrig Our Economy spokesperson Kobie Christian. “Congressman Bacon didn’t just vote to rip away health care from children and families. He voted to hand that money to millionaires and billionaires. Congressman Bacon had a choice – and he chose billionaires over working families like Audrey’s.”
This ad will run on TV, digital, and streaming services in Nebraska.
Watch the ad here.
SCRIPT:
My step-daughter and my three grandkids rely on Medicaid.
And it’s important that we continue to have Medicaid – it’s lifesaving.
But Congressman Don Bacon doesn’t act like it.
He’s actually cutting Medicaid so he can give tax breaks to big corporations and billionaires.
Our grandkids rely on Medicaid.
It’s important that they have that.
Otherwise, they would not have access to health care, immunizations, and everything else.
It’s very important to us.
It’s not something you should take away to fund tax breaks for billionaires.