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Mich. Democratic Party: Michigander and Cancer Survivor Calls Out Mike Rogers' Health Care Plan - "A Moral Failure"
LANSING, Michigan, May 6 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release:
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Michigander and Cancer Survivor Calls Out Mike Rogers' Health Care Plan: "A Moral Failure"
A breast cancer survivor from Okemos is calling out failed GOP Senate candidate Mike Rogers for his leaked health care plan that would lead to higher costs for millions of Michiganders and make the GOP's health care crisis "even worse," calling it a "moral failure."
Last month, Bridge Michigan first reported on Mike Rogers' leaked health care plan, which includes "ending no-cost preventive care" and "recreating
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LANSING, Michigan, May 6 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release:
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Michigander and Cancer Survivor Calls Out Mike Rogers' Health Care Plan: "A Moral Failure"
A breast cancer survivor from Okemos is calling out failed GOP Senate candidate Mike Rogers for his leaked health care plan that would lead to higher costs for millions of Michiganders and make the GOP's health care crisis "even worse," calling it a "moral failure."
Last month, Bridge Michigan first reported on Mike Rogers' leaked health care plan, which includes "ending no-cost preventive care" and "recreatinga form of high-risk insurance pools" that will force Michiganders to pay higher health care costs.
According to Okemos resident Diane Holland--who lives with multiple sclerosis and relies on the ACA for her health care--Rogers' health care plan would cause her premiums to "skyrocket even further" and would lead to more late-stage diagnoses for life-threatening conditions like cancer.
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The 'Gander: Mike Rogers' Healthcare Plan Is A Moral Failure
* Diane Holland is a breast cancer survivor living with multiple sclerosis. She relies on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) to manage her chronic conditions and get the care she needs.
* Her monthly premium has more than doubled since Republicans in Congress allowed ACA subsidies to expire, jumping from $124 to $252 per month.
* Now, she fears her ability to afford that care could depend on the outcome of Michigan's US Senate race.
* "I already knew U.S. Senate candidate Mike Rogers (R-Michigan) opposes extending the subsidies that made my healthcare more affordable-but Rogers' new healthcare plan is even more dangerous than I feared."
* At a recent campaign event, Rogers complained that "the sickest part of our society ends up consuming the most" healthcare, and that his solution is to separate those patients into a "catastrophic fund."
* "I would almost certainly be shunted into one of these high-risk pools under Rogers' plan. My premiums could skyrocket even further, and I could face coverage limits on the treatments I need to manage my condition. Many of the 6 million Michiganders living with chronic conditions could face that same reality," [Holland said].
* "But it gets worse. Rogers wants to end the requirement for private insurance plans to cover preventive services like cancer screenings. He said Michiganders should be fine having to bear these out-of-pocket costs."
* "As a cancer survivor, I find Rogers' proposal infuriating. Cancer caught early is often treatable, but cancer caught late can be a death sentence. If people have to pay more for screenings, many won't do it, especially those already struggling with rising costs."
* "This election is too crucial for people like me with chronic conditions who need access to affordable healthcare. Republicans have already caused our costs to skyrocket, but Mike Rogers' plan would make it even worse."
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Original text here: https://michigandems.com/michigander-and-cancer-survivor-calls-out-mike-rogers-health-care-plan-a-moral-failure/
Mich. Democratic Party: Dirty Dirt Duggan's Campaign Calls Growing Scandal "Fake"
LANSING, Michigan, May 6 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on May 5, 2026:
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Dirty Dirt Duggan's Campaign Calls Growing Scandal "Fake"
As the FBI investigates Mike Duggan's growing dirty dirt scandal, Duggan's spokesperson has resorted to calling the scandal "fake" and "not gaining any traction" -- even as several hundred more contaminated sites have been discovered and children are living near cancer-causing arsenic and lead.
The Detroit News reported today that the "effort to identify how many Detroit home demolition sites may contain toxic dirt has grown
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LANSING, Michigan, May 6 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release on May 5, 2026:
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Dirty Dirt Duggan's Campaign Calls Growing Scandal "Fake"
As the FBI investigates Mike Duggan's growing dirty dirt scandal, Duggan's spokesperson has resorted to calling the scandal "fake" and "not gaining any traction" -- even as several hundred more contaminated sites have been discovered and children are living near cancer-causing arsenic and lead.
The Detroit News reported today that the "effort to identify how many Detroit home demolition sites may contain toxic dirt has grownin size and cost," with the number of contaminated sites having grown to 650 locations. The Detroit Metro Times reported last month that officials have requested a 350% budget increase for testing, from $1 million to $4.5 million.
The FBI has taken over the investigation of Duggan's dirty dirt scandal, which the Detroit Free Press recently noted that "the FBI's involvement is an additional complication for Duggan."
"Children in Detroit are living next to toxic waste pits because of Mike Duggan, and yet his campaign's only response is to belittle the problem, call it 'fake,' and say it's 'not gaining any traction,'" said Michigan Democratic Party spokesperson Derrick Honeyman. "It's clear that Mike Duggan can't be trusted to lead Michigan, and he owes the people of Detroit answers and an apology for this toxic and cancerous mess that he's left behind."
BACKGROUND ON DIRTY DIRT DUGGAN:
* In 2015, Duggan promised that he was making it "very difficult" to bring in soil "unless we were confident where it came from." But Duggan failed, and by the end of 2025, several investigations have been launched and experts have questioned his management of the situation.
* Taxpayers are now on the hook for a multi-million dollar clean-up at hundreds of sites across Detroit, and journalist Tom Perkins noted that Duggan was now "skating out of town, leaving these pits full of toxic waste next to people." After Duggan left office, the new city administration installed stricter safeguards and strengthened contract language for dirt contractors, something Duggan never did.
* Two weeks ago, the Michigan Democratic Party launched billboards across Detroit and a digital ad campaign calling out Duggan for leaving "toxic waste pits" filled with cancer-causing chemicals across the city.
* In an interview with WDET this week, Duggan complained about being called out over his dirty dirt scandal, saying that "they say he's corrupt, he's MAGA, he's poison dirt, he's whatever."
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Original text here: https://michigandems.com/dirty-dirt-duggans-campaign-calls-growing-scandal-fake/
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee Issues Statement on Sherrod Brown & Jon Husted
WASHINGTON, May 6 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following statement on May 5, 2026:
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DSCC Statement on Sherrod Brown & Jon Husted
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee Chair Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand released the following statement at the start of the general election in Ohio:
"Sherrod Brown is a trusted leader for Ohio families who has spent his career standing up for workers and delivering real results for Ohioans. Sherrod has a proven ability to win tough races and is running to give Ohioans a Senator who will fight to lower costs, protect and expand access
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WASHINGTON, May 6 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following statement on May 5, 2026:
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DSCC Statement on Sherrod Brown & Jon Husted
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee Chair Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand released the following statement at the start of the general election in Ohio:
"Sherrod Brown is a trusted leader for Ohio families who has spent his career standing up for workers and delivering real results for Ohioans. Sherrod has a proven ability to win tough races and is running to give Ohioans a Senator who will fight to lower costs, protect and expand accessto health care, and stand with working families.
"Sherrod is the best possible candidate for this race, and he will flip Ohio's Senate seat.
"While Sherrod has spent his career fighting for Ohioans, Jon Husted has sided with corporations and billionaires over hardworking Ohio families - like when he cast the deciding vote to raise the cost of health insurance and strip coverage away from nearly half a million Ohioans in order to pay for the largest billionaire tax cut in American history.
"Ohioans know that while Husted fights for his ultra-wealthy donors and big corporations, Sherrod will always fight for them. In November, Ohioans will reject Husted's corruption and send Sherrod Brown back to the Senate."
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Original text here: https://www.dscc.org/article/dscc-statement-on-sherrod-brown-jon-husted/
Democratic Governors Association Issues Statement on Ohio GOP Primary Results
WASHINGTON, May 6 -- The Democratic Governors Association posted the following statement on May 5, 2026:
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DGA Statement on Ohio GOP Primary Results
DGA Executive Director Meghan Meehan-Draper released the following statement in response to Vivek Ramaswamy becoming the Republican nominee for governor in Ohio:
"Vivek Ramaswamy is an out-of-touch presidential also-ran whose harmful agenda would drive costs even higher and make life harder for Ohio families already struggling to make ends meet. Ramaswamy called Ohioans 'lazy' and 'mediocre,' dismissed higher costs as a 'perceived' issue, and
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WASHINGTON, May 6 -- The Democratic Governors Association posted the following statement on May 5, 2026:
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DGA Statement on Ohio GOP Primary Results
DGA Executive Director Meghan Meehan-Draper released the following statement in response to Vivek Ramaswamy becoming the Republican nominee for governor in Ohio:
"Vivek Ramaswamy is an out-of-touch presidential also-ran whose harmful agenda would drive costs even higher and make life harder for Ohio families already struggling to make ends meet. Ramaswamy called Ohioans 'lazy' and 'mediocre,' dismissed higher costs as a 'perceived' issue, andsaid that he thinks Medicare and Medicaid were a 'mistake.'
"That alone would be disqualifying, but he's also pushing plans that would shutter schools and explode the sales tax, forcing working families to foot the bill for his expensive and deeply unpopular proposals.
"Ohioans aren't buying Ramaswamy's scams, they know they can't afford him in the governor's office, and we look forward to making sure he never gets anywhere near it."
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Original text here: https://democraticgovernors.org/updates/dga-statement-on-ohio-gop-primary-results/
DNC: Republicans Want Taxpayers to Pay $1 Billion for Trump's White House Ballroom Project
WASHINGTON, May 6 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release on May 5, 2026:
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Republicans Want Taxpayers to Pay $1 Billion for Trump's White House Ballroom Project
After months of Donald Trump vowing that his White House ballroom renovations would be "taxpayer-free," Republican Senator Chuck Grassley released the Judiciary Committee's funding request yesterday, revealing that Republicans are planning to force Americans to pay $1 BILLION for Trump's East Wing renovation.
REMINDER: Trump promised that construction of his ballroom would be "taxpayer-free" as he
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WASHINGTON, May 6 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release on May 5, 2026:
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Republicans Want Taxpayers to Pay $1 Billion for Trump's White House Ballroom Project
After months of Donald Trump vowing that his White House ballroom renovations would be "taxpayer-free," Republican Senator Chuck Grassley released the Judiciary Committee's funding request yesterday, revealing that Republicans are planning to force Americans to pay $1 BILLION for Trump's East Wing renovation.
REMINDER: Trump promised that construction of his ballroom would be "taxpayer-free" as heraked in hundreds of millions of dollars in private donations -- and even claimed that it has already been "fully financed" by major donors.
In response, DNC Rapid Response Director Kendall Witmer released the following statement:
"While working families are struggling to afford even higher prices on everything from gas to groceries to healthcare, Donald Trump and Republicans are selling out everyday Americans to pay for Trump's vanity projects. Trump and Republicans claimed there was no money for healthcare or food assistance -- but now they want to force Americans to cough up $1 billion for Trump's ballroom after footing the bill for Trump's war with Iran and his tax cuts for billionaires. It's Trump first, Americans last."
Trump's ballroom remains extremely unpopular, as Americans oppose Trump's ballroom by a staggering 2-to-1 margin.
As Republicans attempt to force Americans to foot the bill for Trump's ballroom, 55% of Americans say their financial situation is getting worse -- the highest level in 25 years. The average family is spending an additional $5,000 this year due to tariffs, spiking gas prices, higher grocery costs and health insurance premium increases. It's no wonder Trump is deeply underwater on the economy, with his approval rating at the lowest of either term. In fact, in a recent poll, 41% of Republicans disapproved of Trump on the cost of living.
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Original text here: https://democrats.org/news/new-republicans-want-taxpayers-to-pay-1-billion-for-trumps-white-house-ballroom-project/
DNC Congratulates Democratic Nominee Sherrod Brown on His Victory in the Ohio Democratic Senate Primary
WASHINGTON, May 6 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release on May 5, 2026:
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DNC Congratulates Democratic Nominee Sherrod Brown on His Victory in the Ohio Democratic Senate Primary
Tonight, the DNC congratulates Ohio Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Sherrod Brown for winning tonight's primary.
Across Ohio, Democratic voters nominated candidates like Brown who are focused on lowering costs, protecting healthcare, and fighting for Ohio's working families. This year, Ohio has critical races up and down the ballot, and the DNC looks forward to supporting our tremendous
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WASHINGTON, May 6 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release on May 5, 2026:
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DNC Congratulates Democratic Nominee Sherrod Brown on His Victory in the Ohio Democratic Senate Primary
Tonight, the DNC congratulates Ohio Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Sherrod Brown for winning tonight's primary.
Across Ohio, Democratic voters nominated candidates like Brown who are focused on lowering costs, protecting healthcare, and fighting for Ohio's working families. This year, Ohio has critical races up and down the ballot, and the DNC looks forward to supporting our tremendousslate of Democratic candidates.
In response to Sherrod Brown's victory, DNC Chair Ken Martin released the following statement:
"Senator Sherrod Brown has always been a champion for working families -- whether it's fighting for fair wages, advocating for ways to bring down prescription drug costs, or ensuring that veterans can get the care they need. Senator Brown has a proven track record and from now until Election Day, the DNC will be on offense to ensure that residents across the Buckeye State have a leader who will stand up for them, and not be beholden to Donald Trump."
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Original text here: https://democrats.org/news/dnc-congratulates-democratic-nominee-sherrod-brown-on-his-victory-in-the-ohio-democratic-senate-primary/
DNC Congratulates Democratic Nominee Dr. Amy Acton on Her Victory in the Ohio Democratic Gubernatorial Primary
WASHINGTON, May 6 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release on May 5, 2026:
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DNC Congratulates Democratic Nominee Dr. Amy Acton on Her Victory in the Ohio Democratic Gubernatorial Primary
Tonight, the DNC congratulates Ohio's Democratic gubernatorial nominee, Dr. Amy Acton, and all the Democratic candidates who clinched victory and will appear on the ballot in November.
Across the Buckeye State, voters placed their trust in Democrats like Acton who are focused on delivering results for working families. Meanwhile, Republicans like Vivek Ramaswamy continue
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WASHINGTON, May 6 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release on May 5, 2026:
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DNC Congratulates Democratic Nominee Dr. Amy Acton on Her Victory in the Ohio Democratic Gubernatorial Primary
Tonight, the DNC congratulates Ohio's Democratic gubernatorial nominee, Dr. Amy Acton, and all the Democratic candidates who clinched victory and will appear on the ballot in November.
Across the Buckeye State, voters placed their trust in Democrats like Acton who are focused on delivering results for working families. Meanwhile, Republicans like Vivek Ramaswamy continueto carry water for the Trump-Vance administration and their agenda of higher costs, rampant corruption, and endless chaos. Ramaswamy's views are extremely out of touch -- whether it's his views that Medicare and Medicaid were a mistake, his promise to defund schools and shut down public universities, or his disqualifying insults of fellow Ohioans as "lazy" and "mediocre." Dr. Acton will be a governor for everyone who calls Ohio home, which is why Democrats are fired up to help her flip this critical seat blue.
In response to Acton's victory, DNC Chair Ken Martin released the following statement:
"Dr. Amy Acton is a battle-tested leader who has spent her career fighting for working families, advocating to improve public health, and seeking common ground on the most pressing challenges facing Ohio. While her Republican opponent, Vivek Ramaswamy, thinks affordability is just a 'buzzword,' Dr. Acton will use every lever available to make sure that the American Dream remains within reach for hardworking Ohioans. The choice for voters is clear, which is why Dr. Acton will continue to draw support from every corner of the Buckeye State as she works to flip the governor's office blue this November."
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Original text here: https://democrats.org/news/dnc-congratulates-democratic-nominee-dr-amy-acton-on-her-victory-in-the-ohio-democratic-gubernatorial-primary/
