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Trump Offers Ambitious 2026 Agenda: More Tariffs, More Dancing, NO Health Care
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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Trump Offers Ambitious 2026 Agenda: More Tariffs, More Dancing, NO Health Care
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House Republicans have no plan to save health care and lower costs
At a retreat intended to course correct the first year of the 119th Congress, which passed the least popular piece of legislation in modern American history, Trump rambled and ranted at House Republicans, openly questioning why he is spiraling his party toward a wipeout in November.
On Trump's legislative plan for 2026:
* New dance
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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Trump Offers Ambitious 2026 Agenda: More Tariffs, More Dancing, NO Health Care
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House Republicans have no plan to save health care and lower costs
At a retreat intended to course correct the first year of the 119th Congress, which passed the least popular piece of legislation in modern American history, Trump rambled and ranted at House Republicans, openly questioning why he is spiraling his party toward a wipeout in November.
On Trump's legislative plan for 2026:
* New dancemoves
* Canceling elections
* Tom Emmer's wife
* More foreign wars
* More tariffs
* Jim Jordan's cauliflower ear
NOT on Trump's legislative agenda:
* Extending the Affordable Care Act tax credits
* Lowering the high cost of living
* Cleaning up corruption
DCCC Spokesperson Justin Chermol:
"House Republicans were hoping Donald Trump, the real speaker of the house, would save their crumbling majority. Instead, they got a shitty YMCA dance."
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Original text here: https://dccc.org/trump-offers-ambitious-2026-agenda-more-tariffs-more-dancing-no-health-care/
NV Dems Chair Statement on the Fifth Anniversary of the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Jan. 6 -- The Nevada Democratic Party posted the following news release:
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NV Dems Chair Statement on the Fifth Anniversary of the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol
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Today marks the fifth anniversary of the deadly insurrection that took the life of one law enforcement officer and injured another 140 police officers as they defended the Capitol, Members of Congress, and Congressional staff.
Since then, Donald Trump has refused to denounce political violence and has shared conspiracy theories about a Democratic lawmaker's assassination. Trump refers to January 6th
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LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Jan. 6 -- The Nevada Democratic Party posted the following news release:
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NV Dems Chair Statement on the Fifth Anniversary of the January 6th Attack on the U.S. Capitol
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Today marks the fifth anniversary of the deadly insurrection that took the life of one law enforcement officer and injured another 140 police officers as they defended the Capitol, Members of Congress, and Congressional staff.
Since then, Donald Trump has refused to denounce political violence and has shared conspiracy theories about a Democratic lawmaker's assassination. Trump refers to January 6thas a " day of love " and insurrectionists as " great people." On his first day in office, Trump pardoned over 1,500 rioters, including hundreds who were convicted of assaulting law enforcement. Now, dozens of the individuals Trump pardoned have gone on to commit horrific new crimes.
Despite making his law enforcement background his entire campaign for governor, Joe Lombardo has failed to stand up for law enforcement and speak out against the pardoning of these violent rioters. As other Republicans and law enforcement groups have spoken up to criticize Trump over these dangerous pardons, Lombardo instead opted for cowardice. Lombardo has also twice vetoed legislation that would outlaw fake elector schemes like the one at the center of the January 6th riots.
Nevada State Democratic Party Chair Daniele Monroe-Moreno :
"Five years ago, a violent mob attacked the United States Capitol to try to prevent the peaceful transfer of power after a desperate Donald Trump lied about winning the 2020 election. Despite the attempts to overturn the democratic will of the American people, the January 6th insurrection failed because of the remarkable heroism and bravery of U.S. Capitol Police and other law enforcement entities. Trump has since gone on to pardon hundreds of the rioters who were convicted of assaulting those law enforcement officers, something that Joe Lombardo - a former law enforcement officer himself - shamelessly refuses to condemn. While Trump and Republicans continue to lie about the 2020 election and what happened on January 6th, Nevada Democrats will continue to stand up for truth, justice, and our sacred right to vote."
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Original text here: https://nvdems.com/nv-dems-chair-statement-on-the-fifth-anniversary-of-the-january-6th-attack-on-the-u-s-capitol/
Michigan Democratic Party: ICYMI - New Year, New Higher Prices for Working Families Thanks to Michigan Republicans
LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 6 -- The Michigan Democratic Party posted the following news release:
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ICYMI: New Year, New Higher Prices for Working Families Thanks to Michigan Republicans
In case you missed it, working Michiganders will pay thousands of dollars more on groceries, health care, and utilities in the new year, thanks to the Republican agenda raising prices. Whether from Matt Hall's heartless cuts, Trump's chaotic tariffs, or Congressional Republicans gutting health care, Michiganders will continue to feel the pain of skyrocketing prices in 2026.
These price hikes are no accident;
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LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 6 -- The Michigan Democratic Party posted the following news release:
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ICYMI: New Year, New Higher Prices for Working Families Thanks to Michigan Republicans
In case you missed it, working Michiganders will pay thousands of dollars more on groceries, health care, and utilities in the new year, thanks to the Republican agenda raising prices. Whether from Matt Hall's heartless cuts, Trump's chaotic tariffs, or Congressional Republicans gutting health care, Michiganders will continue to feel the pain of skyrocketing prices in 2026.
These price hikes are no accident;they are a key part of Republicans' billionaire-first agenda that is handing out tax breaks to the 1%-at the cost of everyday Michiganders. As long as Michigan Republicans at every level keep working to make life harder for middle-class families, Michigan Democrats will keep fighting to lower costs and help the Michiganders abandoned by the radical Republican agenda.
Read more about Republicans raising prices on Michiganders below:
Reuters: Long lines at the food pantry: Inflation tests Trump's base in Michigan
* Ludwig said she had expected Trump to have made greater progress on inflation nearly a year into his presidency. But, the cost of basics such as cereal, fruit and vegetables remains painfully high...
* Bob Benjamin, a retired auto worker, said he came to the food pantry to pick up groceries for his adult grandchildren, who are struggling to keep up with the cost of food, rent, healthcare and car insurance. While he voted for Trump in 2024, Benjamin said he would consider voting Democrat next year depending on economic conditions...
CBS News: 2026 price hikes hit ACA health insurance plans as subsidies expire for millions of Americans
* Enhanced tax credits that have helped reduce the cost of health insurance for the vast majority of Affordable Care Act enrollees expired overnight as 2026 arrived, cementing higher health costs for millions of Americans at the start of the new year...
* "It really bothers me that the middle class has moved from a squeeze to a full suffocation, and they continue to just pile on and leave it up to us," said 37-year-old single mom Katelin Provost, whose health care costs are set to jump.
Detroit Free Press: Michigan doctors say these 5 changes are coming to health care in 2026
* Inflation continues to drive up energy prices, along with the cost of groceries and housing. And, in the new year, many Americans will pay more for health insurance, too...
* The nonprofit, nonpartisan Center on Budget and Policy Priorities estimates that a 60-year-old couple living in Michigan who earn $85,000 per year will see their annual ACA health insurance premium rise from $7,225 in 2025 to $26,758 in 2026 -- a 170% increase of $19,533.
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Original text here: https://michigandems.com/icymi-new-year-new-higher-prices-for-working-families-thanks-to-michigan-republicans/
DNC: ICYMI - By Every Metric, Trump's First Year Was Disastrous for Working Families Nationwide
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release:
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ICYMI: By Every Metric, Trump's First Year Was Disastrous for Working Families Nationwide
Donald Trump's first year has been a complete disaster for working families everywhere. Under Trump's watch, working families are struggling with skyrocketing prices and a dismal job market, rural communities are being gutted, family farm bankruptcies are soaring, and local economies are taking a nosedive.
Trump promised to deliver for working families and lower costs, but by nearly every metric, his policies
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release:
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ICYMI: By Every Metric, Trump's First Year Was Disastrous for Working Families Nationwide
Donald Trump's first year has been a complete disaster for working families everywhere. Under Trump's watch, working families are struggling with skyrocketing prices and a dismal job market, rural communities are being gutted, family farm bankruptcies are soaring, and local economies are taking a nosedive.
Trump promised to deliver for working families and lower costs, but by nearly every metric, his policiesare hurting working Americans. Make no mistake: Trump's toxic agenda promises to deliver more of the same in 2026 -- the ultrawealthy first, working Americans last.
Take a look, state by state, at how Trump's first year has been a disaster for Americans across the country:
WRAL: As national voters remain gloomy on economy, Trump heads to North Carolina
[Will Doran, 12/19/25]
"'Trump promised to lower costs for North Carolina families on Day One, but he's done the opposite,' Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin told WRAL in a statement. 'Trump has spent his first year wining and dining CEOs and billionaires while skyrocketing costs, killing jobs, steering our economy toward recession, and kicking millions of Americans off their health care.'"
UpNorthNews: Does Trump's Wisconsin economy seem 'A+++++' to you? He thinks so
[Pat Kreitlow, 12/17/25]
"'Trump promised to lower costs for Wisconsin families on Day One, but he's done the opposite,' said Ken Martin, chair of the Democratic National Committee. 'Trump has spent his first year wining and dining CEOs and billionaires while skyrocketing costs, killing jobs, steering our economy toward recession, and kicking millions of Americans off their health care.'
"Using the same data source and methods Republicans used last year, Democrats pointed out that the average Wisconsin family has paid $671 more in 2025 for the same goods and services that were purchased in 2024 -- despite Trump promising inflation would be in 'FULL RETREAT' by August.
"The median-income Wisconsin family will lose a combined $1,060 per year from Trump's trade war tariffs and the effects of the megabill that have made massive cuts to federal programs.
"Wisconsin's 271,589 enrollees in Affordable Care Act (ACA) health insurance plans are losing their enhanced tax credits -- to that end, a 60-year-old Badger making around $63,000 will see monthly premiums increase by an average of 192%.
"Many will no longer be able to afford coverage through the ACA or due to cuts in Medicaid (and the impact on Medicare), leading to an estimated 110,000 in the state becoming uninsured and at risk of driving healthcare costs up for everyone.
"And for working families whose incomes are low enough to qualify for food assistance, cuts to SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, formerly known as food stamps) will cause 375,000 Wisconsin families to lose some or all of their benefits.
"'As Trump has his fun with gilded ballrooms and Great Gatsby parties while ignoring everybody else,' Martin said, 'Wisconsin families know Democrats will keep fighting on their behalf every day to lower costs and improve lives.'"
Keystone Newsroom: Pennsylvanians end 2025 with less money thanks to Trump's economic policies
[Sean Kitchen, 12/18/25]
"Inflation under Trump's first year in office has cost Pennsylvania families $733 and his landmark legislation, the 'One Big Beautiful Bill Act,' along with tariffs are expected to cost Pennsylvania families an additional $1,060. ...
"Pennsylvanians are also expected to see their health care coverage increase due to the Affordable Care Act tax credits expiring at the end of this year.
"Close to 500,000 Pennsylvanians purchase their health care through Pennie, the state's ACA marketplace, and nearly 422,000 of those customers rely on those subsidies to pay for their monthly premiums.
"Pennie customers are expected to see their premiums increase by 102% if these tax credits are allowed to expire.
"'Trump promised to lower costs for Pennsylvania families on Day One, but he's done the opposite. Trump has spent his first year wining and dining CEOs and billionaires while skyrocketing costs, killing jobs, steering our economy toward recession, and kicking millions of Americans off their health care,' Ken Martin, chair of the Democratic National Committee, said in a statement.
"He added, 'As Trump has his fun with gilded ballrooms and Great Gatsby parties while ignoring everybody else, Pennsylvania families know Democrats will keep fighting on their behalf every day to lower costs and improve lives.'"
Michigan Chronicle: DNC Chair: Trump is Costing Michigan Families
[Sam Robinson, 12/17/25]
"The DNC claims Michigan families lost $691 in higher costs due to Trump's inflation, according to data released last week from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
"'Trump promised to lower costs for Michigan families on Day One, but he's done the opposite,' DNC Chair Ken Martin in a statement to Michigan Chronicle. 'Trump has spent his first year wining and dining CEOs and billionaires while skyrocketing costs, killing jobs, steering our economy toward recession, and kicking millions of Americans off their health care. Families are worse off than they were a year ago, but Democrats are standing up to fight for them.' ...
"'Working Americans nationwide are sending a message: Enough is enough. As Trump has his fun with gilded ballrooms and Great Gatsby parties while ignoring everybody else, Michigan families know Democrats will keep fighting on their behalf every day to lower costs and improve lives.' ...
"Democrats say without the extension of ACA tax credits, a 60-year-old Michigander making around $63,000 would see their monthly premiums increase by an average of 151%.
"More than 470,000 Affordable Care Act marketplace enrollees in Michigan are at risk of losing enhanced ACA tax credits because of Republicans' refusal to extend the tax credits, the DNC says, pointing to data from KFF, a San Francisco based health policy research organization.
"'Since Donald Trump took office in January, this year has been a complete disaster for Michiganders. Under Trump, working families are struggling with skyrocketing prices and a dismal job market, rural communities are being gutted, family farm bankruptcies are soaring, and Michigan's economy is taking a nosedive.'"
Texas Signal: An Economic Reality Check In Texas
[Jessica Montoya Coggins, 12/18/25]
"No state is perhaps feeling the economic pinch quite like Texas. And that's in large part due to the expected major increase in health care costs. Over 3.7 million Texans are likely going to lose their enhanced Affordable Care Act tax subsidies according to data compiled by KFF, a nonpartisan health policy organization.
"Texas, which is one of the few states that never expanded Medicaid, will likely have residents that on average will see their monthly health care premiums increase by 216 percent. And then there's the thousands of Texans who will likely forego health care altogether in 2026.
"Health care isn't the only field where Texans are hurting. Inflation has been a major concern throughout the state. Rising prices are likely why attendance at this year's State Fair was at a ten-year low.
"The increased costs from tariffs have also been hurting Texans and companies based in the state. The Dallas Fed Report recently published new findings that showed nearly half of companies surveyed reported rising input prices. And places in Texas that import from around the world have acutely been feeling the impacts of tariffs."
Washington Post: What the end of Trump's first year looks like
[Amber Phillips, 12/16/25]
"'We inherited the highest prices ever, and we're bringing them down,' Trump asserted on the first stop of his affordability tour last week.
"But electricity is becoming unaffordable for many, homeownership is out of reach for a number of Americans, inflation remains high and grocery costs keep going up -- in part because of Trump's deportations of farm workers. Trump touts his work to lower some drug prices, but health insurance costs are going up for millions of Americans next year if Congress doesn't act soon.
"There have also been recession-like layoffs in white-collar jobs, and the unemployment rate is at its highest level since 2021. Even basics are a pain point for many: A majority of Americans say they are spending more on groceries and utilities than they were a year ago, according to a recent Washington Post-ABC News-Ipsos poll."
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Original text here: https://democrats.org/news/icymi-by-every-metric-trumps-first-year-was-disastrous-for-working-families-nationwide/
As Americans Brace For Skyrocketing Health Care Costs, Donald Trump Floats Buying Greenland
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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As Americans Brace For Skyrocketing Health Care Costs, Donald Trump Floats Buying Greenland
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22+ Million Americans are expected to face increased premiums if ACA tax credits expire
Amid rising unemployment, skyrocketing grocery costs, climbing utility costs, and the expiration of the Affordable Care Act tax credits causing sky-high health care costs for millions of hardworking Americans, Donald Trump wants to use taxpayer dollars to BUY Greenland.
Donald Trump and House Republicans
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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As Americans Brace For Skyrocketing Health Care Costs, Donald Trump Floats Buying Greenland
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22+ Million Americans are expected to face increased premiums if ACA tax credits expire
Amid rising unemployment, skyrocketing grocery costs, climbing utility costs, and the expiration of the Affordable Care Act tax credits causing sky-high health care costs for millions of hardworking Americans, Donald Trump wants to use taxpayer dollars to BUY Greenland.
Donald Trump and House Republicanspromised to lower costs for Americans on 'day one.' In the year since they took power, they have been focused on anything but delivering on their day one promise.
DCCC Spokesperson Justin Chermol:
"After Donald Trump wasted everyone's time stumbling through a 90 minute speech and interpretive YMCA dance in front of the GOP Conference, House Republicans left without a 2026 legislative strategy from their true speaker, Donald Trump. Turns out he knew the strategy all along: use tax dollars to buy Greenland instead of lowering health care costs for hardworking Americans."
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Original text here: https://dccc.org/as-americans-brace-for-skyrocketing-health-care-costs-donald-trump-floats-buying-greenland/
Arizona Gets Sixth-Lowest Amount From New Rural Hospital Fund, Despite Ciscomani Promises
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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Arizona Gets Sixth-Lowest Amount From New Rural Hospital Fund, Despite Ciscomani Promises
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Ciscomani fails to deliver funding after saying he'd been "a force at the table on this issue"
For months, Juan Ciscomani pointed to the creation of a ( woefully underfunded ) "rural health fund" as an excuse for voting for Medicaid cuts that are set to devastate health care facilities across rural Arizona.
Ciscomani even assured Arizonans that, as a member of the House Appropriations Committee,
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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Arizona Gets Sixth-Lowest Amount From New Rural Hospital Fund, Despite Ciscomani Promises
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Ciscomani fails to deliver funding after saying he'd been "a force at the table on this issue"
For months, Juan Ciscomani pointed to the creation of a ( woefully underfunded ) "rural health fund" as an excuse for voting for Medicaid cuts that are set to devastate health care facilities across rural Arizona.
Ciscomani even assured Arizonans that, as a member of the House Appropriations Committee,he'd been a "force at the table" to make sure Arizona was at the top of the list for funding.
New reporting makes clear that Ciscomani failed - and Arizona patients, hospitals, and taxpayers are going to pay the price.
DCCC Spokesperson Lindsay Reilly :
"Juan Ciscomani is making clear to Arizona that he's either ineffective, a liar, or both. Arizonans deserve a leader in Washington who will fight for them - not a coward who guts their health care to pay for tax cuts for billionaires." See for yourself...
Arizona Republic: Feds shortchanged Arizona on rural health dollars, Hobbs' office says (1/2/26)
* Arizona will receive $167 million for the 2026 federal fiscal year, the sixth-lowest amount of any state.
* The rural health fund has been widely criticized by Democrats because it pales in comparison to the size of the politically sensitive GOP-led Medicaid cuts.
* In Arizona alone the cuts will add up to more than a billion dollars annually when they go into effect in the late 2020s.
* Just five states received less money than Arizona: New Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Delaware and Massachusetts.
* Though Arizona received the sixth-smallest rural health award from CMS, it is the sixth-largest state in land area and seven of its 15 counties are classified as 100% rural.
* Between the Medicaid cuts and the rising marketplace costs, Arizona is preparing for its uninsured population to surge, further straining rural hospitals.
* Ciscomani widely seen as one of the most electorally vulnerable members of Congress has pointed to the fund to defend his vote in favor of the Trump-backed budget.
* He voted for the package even after warning during budget negotiations that some of the Medicaid cuts would hurt rural health providers in the state.
* Ciscomani, who sits on the powerful House Appropriations Committee, told reporters in August he was confident that Arizona would be prioritized in the rural health fund negotiations.
* "We have been a force at the table on this issue," he said at the time.
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Original text here: https://dccc.org/arizona-gets-sixth-lowest-amount-from-new-rural-hospital-fund-despite-ciscomani-promises/
"DEAD LAST" - Tom Kean Jr. Screws Over New Jersey Again By Securing Least Amount of Rural Health Funding
WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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"DEAD LAST" - Tom Kean Jr. Screws Over New Jersey Again By Securing Least Amount of Rural Health Funding
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Career politician Tom Kean Jr. bet big on the so-called "Big Beautiful Bill" when he cast the deciding vote for the largest cuts to Medicaid in history.
What has Kean Jr.'s big bet brought back to New Jersey? The distinct honor of being "dead last" in rural health care funding.
In return for Kean Jr.'s undying loyalty to his D.C. party bosses, POLITICO reports that New Jersey
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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"DEAD LAST" - Tom Kean Jr. Screws Over New Jersey Again By Securing Least Amount of Rural Health Funding
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Career politician Tom Kean Jr. bet big on the so-called "Big Beautiful Bill" when he cast the deciding vote for the largest cuts to Medicaid in history.
What has Kean Jr.'s big bet brought back to New Jersey? The distinct honor of being "dead last" in rural health care funding.
In return for Kean Jr.'s undying loyalty to his D.C. party bosses, POLITICO reports that New Jersey"is set to receive the least amount of funds in the country under a new federal program meant to boost rural health care."
If Kean Jr. is going to vote with Trump 100% of the time, you'd think he'd be able to ask his boss not to screw over New Jersey. Guess not.
DCCC Spokesperson Eli Cousin :
"Tom Kean Jr. must be a cheap date. He votes with his party bosses 100% of the time but gets last place results for New Jersey in return. After more than two decades in elected office, Kean Jr. has used his political chops to deliver higher prices and reduced access to care for New Jersey. It's time for this ineffective and feckless career politician to find a new line of work."
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Original text here: https://dccc.org/dead-last-tom-kean-jr-screws-over-new-jersey-again-by-securing-least-amount-of-rural-health-funding/
