And Honestly, They Should Be
Washington D.C — House Republicans voted to gut Medicaid and leave 16 million people without health insurance. Now, as the Senate prepares for its own votes on the Republican Tax Scam, the backlash House Republicans have gotten has Senate Republicans quaking in their boots.
On Monday, Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) handed out flyers to his colleagues that detailed how much Republicans’ Medicaid cuts would hurt their own constituents. Multiple outlets report that Sen. Tillis has now resorted to privately warning colleagues that their constituents will hold them accountable for these cuts for years. Instead of freaking out and claiming to be expressing concern in private, the solution is simple for Sen. Tillis: Just vote no.
Sen. Tillis’ latest freakout comes as Unrig Our Economy announces a new ad in North Carolina featuring his constituent, Ashley, who shares the harrowing medical journey of her son Milo and how Medicaid is a lifeline for families like hers.
Sen. Tillis isn’t the only Senate Republican freaked out about being held accountable for taking away people’s health care to fund tax breaks for the rich. And they’re right to be scared.
- Americans oppose the Republican Tax Scam by nearly a 2-1 margin
- 70% don’t want elected officials to give more tax breaks to the ultra-rich, including 51% of Republicans
- 83% of Americans have a favorable opinion of Medicaid
- 60% of Americans believe the bill is more about ‘taking health coverage away from people who need it’ more than reducing fraud and waste
- A majority of Americans believe the bill would negatively impact them
“Congressional Republicans should be panicking over being held accountable for advancing an unpopular bill that would rip health care away from their own constituents,” said Unrig Our Economy Campaign Director Leor Tal. “Senate Republicans still have an opportunity to put working families over billionaires and reject these historic health care cuts. But House Republicans can’t run away from their vote to leave 16 million Americans without health coverage. They should listen to their constituents’ anger and stop voting for Medicaid cuts to fund tax breaks for billionaires.”
Watch Unrig Our Economy’s ads targeting Senator Thom Tillis, here and here:
Watch Unrig Our Economy’s ads targeting Senator Susan Collins, here and here:
Watch Unrig Our Economy’s ad targeting Senator Joni Ernst here:
Watch Unrig Our Economy’s ads targeting Congressman Don Bacon, here and here:
Watch Unrig Our Economy’s ad targeting Congressman Juan Ciscomani, here:
Listen to Unrig Our Economy’s ad targeting Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks here:
Watch Unrig Our Economy’s ad targeting Congressman Tom Kean Jr., here:
To learn more about the campaign, visit UnrigOurEconomy.com or contact press@unrigoureconomy.com
###
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.