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Thanks To Congressional Republicans, Health Care Costs Are Now Exceeding Mortgages
Washington, DC — For some Americans, health insurance is now more expensive than their mortgage, according to the latest reporting from the Wall Street Journal. Millions of Americans are facing skyrocketing health care costs after Republicans in Congress ended health care tax credits last year. One couple featured in the Wall Street Journal’s piece, Lenny […]
January 21, 2026
NEW REPORT: Republicans’ First-Year in Office Cost American Families An Extra $1,600
Washington, DC — Americans can finally put a price tag on the cost of President Trump and Congressional Republicans’ tariffs and price-raising agenda. According to a new report from the Congressional Joint Economic Committee – Minority, the average American family spent an extra $1,600 on goods and services in 2025 thanks to inflation under President […]
January 20, 2026
Republican Agenda Raises The Cost Of Groceries And Takes Food Off The Table
Washington, DC — Despite repeated promises to address affordability, Republicans in Congress continue to make everyday groceries more unaffordable. The data is clear: their agenda of tariffs, which congressional Republicans have supported, and massive cuts to SNAP are raising food costs while taking meals off the tables of millions of Americans. According to a new […]
January 20, 2026
House Republicans’ “Affordability” Agenda: Higher Costs For Working Americans, More Tax Breaks For The Wealthy
Washington, DC — The Republican Study Committee—the largest conservative caucus in the House—is pushing new proposals that would further raise costs for working Americans while once again delivering tax breaks to the top one percent. Following up on their Republican Tax Law, which made the biggest cuts in history to Medicaid and SNAP, and refusal […]
January 16, 2026
House Republicans Move To Protect Congressman Bresnahan and Kean Jr.’s Stock Portfolios
Washington D.C — Terrified that members will force a vote on a bipartisan bill to ban stock trading, House Republicans just advanced a bill out of committee that miraculously allows prolific stock-traders Congressmen Rob Bresnahan (PA-08) and Tom Kean Jr. (NJ-07) to continue making trades. From the New York Times: “Ms. Jayapal noted some of […]
January 15, 2026
MEMO:
To: Interested PartiesFrom: Leor Tal, Campaign Director for Unrig Our EconomyDate: January 15, 2026 Subject: Every Single Republican Still Owns Health Care Price Hikes Talk is cheap. Health insurance is not. Republicans made extending tax breaks for billionaires – and historic and devastating cuts to Medicaid – their number priority one and got it over the […]
January 13, 2026
New Inflation Report Proves That Republicans Aren’t Just Failing to Lower Prices, They Are Continuing To Make Things Worse
Washington D.C — The Bureau of Labor Statistics’ December inflation report released today revealed that the cost of everyday essentials continues to soar. Most notably, food prices jumped by 0.7 percent from the previous month making it the largest one-month increase in over three years. These figures show that Republicans haven’t just failed to lower […]
January 13, 2026
Statement on Republican Senators Delaying Health Care Relief
Washington D.C — Unrig Our Economy Campaign Director Leor Tal released the following statement in response to Politico’s report that Senate Republicans are delaying a proposal for extending health care tax credits. “Millions of Americans are paying sky-high health insurance premiums after Congressional Republicans ended the health care tax cuts working families depend on. A […]
January 13, 2026
New Ad: Congressman Mike Lawler’s Constituents Call Him Out for Making Health Care Even Less Affordable
Washington D.C — Today, Unrig Our Economy released a new ad calling out Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) for violating his promise to protect Medicaid by voting to cut the program that tens of thousands of his constituents rely on. The ad features Westchester County mother and daughter Tina and Dee. Tina relies on Medicaid to […]