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Message from Idaho Democratic Party Chair: Trump betrays Americans with move to increase medication costs
BOISE, Idaho, Aug. 1 -- The Idaho Democratic Party issued the following statement on July 31, 2026, by Chair Lauren Necochea:
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A Message from the Chair: Trump betrays Americans with move to increase medication costs
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No one should have to choose between buying food and filling a prescription their doctor prescribed. We would not want that decision forced on ourselves, our parents, or our neighbors.
Democrats act on that belief. We capped insulin at $35 per month for people on Medicare, limited annual out-of-pocket prescription costs, and gave Medicare the power to negotiate lower drug
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BOISE, Idaho, Aug. 1 -- The Idaho Democratic Party issued the following statement on July 31, 2026, by Chair Lauren Necochea:
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A Message from the Chair: Trump betrays Americans with move to increase medication costs
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No one should have to choose between buying food and filling a prescription their doctor prescribed. We would not want that decision forced on ourselves, our parents, or our neighbors.
Democrats act on that belief. We capped insulin at $35 per month for people on Medicare, limited annual out-of-pocket prescription costs, and gave Medicare the power to negotiate lower drugprices. These policies save seniors money and are supported across party lines.
The Trump regime just announced it will end the support that keeps Medicare Part D premiums down for more than 11 million Americans, including 125,000 Idahoans enrolled in stand-alone prescription drug plans. Part D helps older Americans and people with disabilities afford medications that control diabetes, heart disease, cancer, and other serious conditions.
It is the governing model Republican leaders use again and again: cut the programs that keep healthcare within reach, use the money to give wealthy donors tax cuts, and leave everyone else to pay more or go without treatment.
Idahoans have seen the damage.
More than 100,000 people in our state relied on enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits to buy insurance. Republicans let those credits expire. Reps. Mike Simpson and Russ Fulcher voted against restoring them. Sens. Mike Crapo and Jim Risch have not secured an extension.
Average monthly premiums rose by 114%. About 5,000 Idahoans did not renew coverage during open enrollment. Nearly 25,000 more dropped their plans afterward. Many who stayed insured moved into bronze plans with higher deductibles and larger bills when they needed care.
Republicans also cut nearly $1 trillion from Medicaid through Trump's so-called Big Beautiful Bill. Nearly dollar for dollar, that money financed tax breaks for the wealthiest Americans.
Those cuts threaten coverage for 37,000 Idahoans and put three rural hospitals at risk of closure. At the Statehouse, Republican lawmakers piled on by cutting provider rates, limiting physical, occupational, and speech therapy, reducing disability services, and eliminating mental health services.
As we mark 61 years of Medicare and Medicaid, we should recognize what these programs have made possible. Seniors can fill prescriptions and see a doctor. People with disabilities can receive services that help them live independently. Children can get preventive care. Rural hospitals can keep their doors open.
Republicans in power are dismantling this progress piece by piece. Higher premiums force families off insurance. Medicaid cuts push providers out of reach. Rising prescription costs make seniors ration the medicine they need.
November is our chance to stop the damage. Electing Democrats means restoring the ACA tax credits, protecting Medicare prescription coverage, and reversing Medicaid cuts before more Idahoans lose access to care. With lives on the line, changing course could not be more urgent.
Onward,
Lauren Necochea
Idaho Democratic Party Chair
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Original text here: https://idahodems.org/a-message-from-the-chair-trump-betrays-americans-with-move-to-increase-medication-costs/
NRCC: ICYMI - Kevin Lincoln Lays Out Why He'll Defeat Lazy Adam Gray
WASHINGTON, July 31 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news:
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ICYMI: Kevin Lincoln Lays Out Why He'll Defeat Lazy Adam Gray
In case you missed it, Republican Kevin Lincoln, a Marine veteran, pastor, and former Stockton mayor, laid out exactly why he will defeat lazy Democrat Adam Gray.
Lincoln has spent his life serving his country and community, and his deep Central Valley roots, proven record of service, and commitment to lowering costs make him the fighter working families deserve in Congress.
Read more here or read excerpts below.
Marine, pastor,
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WASHINGTON, July 31 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news:
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ICYMI: Kevin Lincoln Lays Out Why He'll Defeat Lazy Adam Gray
In case you missed it, Republican Kevin Lincoln, a Marine veteran, pastor, and former Stockton mayor, laid out exactly why he will defeat lazy Democrat Adam Gray.
Lincoln has spent his life serving his country and community, and his deep Central Valley roots, proven record of service, and commitment to lowering costs make him the fighter working families deserve in Congress.
Read more here or read excerpts below.
Marine, pastor,and former mayor: Republicans' pick for key California House race
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Joaquin Nunez
July 29, 2026
The Republican Party will seek to retain its majority in the House of Representatives. Retaining the majority is not just about defending current seats, but about going on the offensive to try to defeat Democrats in key districts. One of those districts is in the Central Valley of California, where Republicans nominated Kevin Lincoln, a Marine, pastor, and former mayor.
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In an interview with VOZ, Lincoln spoke about his candidacy and presented himself as a leader capable of working with "both sides of the aisle" to achieve results.
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Lincoln, 45, is a security expert whose grandfather came to California from Mexico in search of better opportunities. He joined the United States Marine Corps (USMC) in 2001 and was later recruited by the White House Military Office, where he served directly under President George W. Bush.
He later embarked on a business career that led him to work at one of Silicon Valley's leading private security firms.
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"It's all been about what I can do to help other people and to improve the environment in the communities that are around me. I'm a husband of twenty-four years as well. I have two amazing adult adult children and I always tell people the greatest investment that we can make in life is that of which we invest into the next generation," he said.
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"I had to work with many people from different walks of life and backgrounds that are facing different challenges in their life to help them take the next step towards healing or whatever that they need along their journey," he continued.
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Regarding his Democratic opponent, Adam Gray, he stated that Gray's current term in the Congress is proving "disappointing" for the district's residents.
Specifically, he criticized him for voting against the "Big Beautiful Bill", also known as the Working Families Tax Cuts: "His policies, the the issues that he supports and votes for here in Washington are are not representative of the Central Valley in in our district. When he votes for the highest tax increase in American history by opposing the Working Families Tax Cuts, that's unacceptable."
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California's 13th District has a 65.9% Hispanic population, so the community is expected to be highly influential in the election's outcome.
Lincoln recalled the legacy of his grandfather, who immigrated to the United States from Mexico: "My story and my family heritage and legacy is not much different than yours. You know, I know what it's like because of the example of my grandfather to work hard, to sacrifice, to want to do everything you possibly can to provide a better future for your family and generations that will follow you. Those are the sacrifices my grandfather made when he came to this country and he worked over forty years at a local cannery."
"I wouldn't have had the opportunity to serve our great nation in the Marine Corps. I wouldn't have had the opportunity to serve my community as a pastor. I wouldn't have had the opportunity to be the mayor of California's eleventh largest city, my hometown, the town that my grandfather immigrated to, had it not been for his sacrifices," he concluded.
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Original text here: https://www.nrcc.org/2026/07/30/icymi-kevin-lincoln-lays-out-why-hell-defeat-lazy-adam-gray/
How Much is the Lombardo-Trump Economy Costing Nevadans This Week? ("I Don't Get Paid Very Much" Edition)
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, July 31 -- The Nevada Democratic Party posted the following news release:
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How Much is the Lombardo-Trump Economy Costing Nevadans This Week? ("I Don't Get Paid Very Much" Edition)
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Las Vegas Review-Journal: Nevada is one of the worst states to move to, study says
Fox 5: Nevada gas prices continue to climb
Welcome back to your weekly rundown of the damage the Lombardo-Trump economy is doing to Nevada -from driving up costs to leaving working families behind.
While an out-of-touch Joe Lombardo complains that his six-figure pay isn't enough, his salary is 334% higher
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LAS VEGAS, Nevada, July 31 -- The Nevada Democratic Party posted the following news release:
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How Much is the Lombardo-Trump Economy Costing Nevadans This Week? ("I Don't Get Paid Very Much" Edition)
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Las Vegas Review-Journal: Nevada is one of the worst states to move to, study says
Fox 5: Nevada gas prices continue to climb
Welcome back to your weekly rundown of the damage the Lombardo-Trump economy is doing to Nevada -from driving up costs to leaving working families behind.
While an out-of-touch Joe Lombardo complains that his six-figure pay isn't enough, his salary is 334% higherthan the average individual income in Nevada as families are drowning in sky-high groceries, gas, and health care bills. As inflation outpaces Nevadans' wage growth, food and grocery prices are up 33% on -the highest spike in 50 years.
Lombardo's "commanding officer," Donald Trump is coming to town next week despite the president's approval rating sinking underwater by double digits. Ahead of Trump's visit, Lombardo continues to take orders from the White House, signing a letter in support of Trump's endless war with Iran all while gas prices continue to climb with no end in sight.
Here are the latest headlines on the Lombardo-Trump economy:
Las Vegas Review-Journal: Nevada is one of the worst states to move to, study says
Fox 5: Nevada gas prices continue to climb
New York Post: Food prices up 33% as Americans battle highest grocery price spike in 50 years -with no relief in sight
Reno Gazette Journal: Reno median home price surges past $700,000 for the first time
Bloomberg: US Mortgage Rates Rise, Extending Gains for Third Straight Week
Las Vegas Review-Journal: Las Vegas airport has steepest monthly passenger decline in June
CNN: Fact check: Eggs are cheaper than when Trump returned to office. 'Everything else'? Absolutely not
And here's what they're saying about it online:
And finally, here's what they're saying on the airwaves:
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Original text here: https://nvdems.com/how-much-is-the-lombardo-trump-economy-costing-nevadans-this-week-i-dont-get-paid-very-much-edition/
DSCC Statement on 61st Anniversary of Medicare and Medicaid
WASHINGTON, July 31 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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DSCC Statement on 61st Anniversary of Medicare and Medicaid
Today, on the 61st anniversary of Medicaid and Medicare being signed into law, Americans across the country are facing the impacts of Republicans' toxic agenda that threatens these essential programs, ripped health care away from millions of Americans, and spiked costs for families all to pay for billionaire tax giveaways. Every single GOP Senate candidate is on the record supporting efforts that would gut these critical programs.
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WASHINGTON, July 31 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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DSCC Statement on 61st Anniversary of Medicare and Medicaid
Today, on the 61st anniversary of Medicaid and Medicare being signed into law, Americans across the country are facing the impacts of Republicans' toxic agenda that threatens these essential programs, ripped health care away from millions of Americans, and spiked costs for families all to pay for billionaire tax giveaways. Every single GOP Senate candidate is on the record supporting efforts that would gut these critical programs.
From Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee spokesperson Maeve Coyle: "Across the map, Senate Republicans are on record supporting cuts to Medicaid and Medicare, and now that they've put these programs on the chopping block in order to grant tax giveaways to their billionaire campaign backers, American families are paying more for their insurance and losing coverage altogether. In November, voters will reject Republicans' toxic, price-spiking agenda and elect a Democratic Senate majority focused on lowering costs and protecting Americans' health care."
Learn more about how Republican Senate candidates have backed the GOP plan that gutted Medicaid to provide a tax giveaway for billionaires:
* DAN SULLIVAN IN ALASKA:
- ON MEDICAID: Voted to take health care away from 28,000 Alaskans and rip away $2 billion in Medicaid funding from Alaska, which has put at least seven Alaska hospitals, clinics, and nursing homes at risk of closing or cutting services.
- ON MEDICARE: Voted for multiple budget plans that proposed cutting Medicare by billions and turning Medicare into a voucher program, voted against capping the price Medicare enrollees pay for insulin at $35 and their annual out-of-pocket drug spending at $2,000, repeatedly voted against measures to protect Medicare recipients from benefit cuts, and said he supported repealing the Affordable Care Act, which would likely lead to higher Medicare premiums and accelerate Medicare's insolvency.
- READ MORE FROM ALASKA: POLITICO: Dan Sullivan knew health costs were a problem. Now he's running the gauntlet; Anchorage Daily News: As Loudly Predicted, Trump-GOP Medicaid Cuts Decimating Hospitals Across US; Reporting from Alaska: Sullivan voted to cut Medicaid by $1 trillion; The Hill: Healthcare cuts threaten Sullivan's reelection chances in Alaska; The Guardian: Looming federal cuts could devastate Alaska's fight against overdose deaths
* ASHLEY MOODY IN FLORIDA:
- ON MEDICAID: Voted to take away health care from 2.2 million Floridians and rip away over $14 billion in Medicaid funding from Florida, calling it "a historic moment," which has put at least eleven Florida hospitals, clinics, and nursing homes at risk of closing or cutting services.
- ON MEDICARE: Moody voted against a measure to protect Medicare from proposals to cut benefits. As Florida attorney general, Moody sought to overturn the Affordable Care Act, which would likely lead to higher Medicare premiums and accelerate Medicare's insolvency.
- READ MORE FROM FLORIDA: WPTV: Florida families fight Medicaid cuts to autism therapy, say children lost access without warning; Highlands News-Sun: Medicaid cuts hit local hospitals; CBS News: Medicaid termination letters leave South Florida behavioral health patients and therapists in limbo; The Palm Beach Post: Strain On Health System Starting To Surface as Federal Support Recedes; WUSF: Medicaid cuts could put a $3 billion hole in Florida's economy, study predicts; Axios Miami: Trump's Medicaid cuts threaten Florida's hospitals, most vulnerable residents
* MIKE COLLINS IN GEORGIA:
- ON MEDICAID: Mike Collins "helped whip votes" and voted to take health care away from 721,000 Georgians and rip away $8 billion in Medicaid funding from Georgia, which has put at least fifteen Georgia hospitals, clinics, or nursing homes at risk of closing or cutting services.
- ON MEDICARE: Collins supported repealing the Affordable Care Act, which would likely lead to higher Medicare premiums and accelerate Medicare's insolvency. Collins also voted to block consideration of the Lowering Drug Costs for American Families Act, which would have expanded Medicare price negotiation to private insurance and expanded drugs eligible for negotiation.
- READ MORE FROM GEORGIA: WABE: Pending cuts to Georgia Medicaid payments could affect children who need therapy; WRDW: Georgia Medicaid coverage cuts could leave special-needs kids without therapy; State Affairs Georgia: Medicaid cuts pushing Georgia pediatric clinics to brink; ABC News: Georgia shows rough road ahead for states as Medicaid work requirements loom; WABE: One Georgia family worries what Medicaid cuts will mean for them
* ASHLEY HINSON IN IOWA:
- ON MEDICAID: Ashley Hinson voted to take health care away from roughly 110,000 Iowans and rip away over $9 billion in Medicaid funding from Iowa, which has put at least nineteen Iowa hospitals, clinics, or nursing homes at risk of closing or cutting services.
- ON MEDICARE: Hinson was a member of the Republican Study Committee when it proposed a budget that would restructure Medicare into a "premium support model." Hinson said that negotiating for Medicare drug prices was "not what it's cracked up to be" and would "stifle innovation." She voted against the Inflation Reduction Act, which required negotiation of a "maximum fair price" for certain Medicare-eligible drugs and capped out-of-pocket spending on prescription drugs at $2,000 and was projected to benefit 22,000 Iowa seniors. Hinson also voted to block consideration of the Lowering Drug Costs for American Families Act, which would have expanded Medicare price negotiation to private insurance and expanded drugs eligible for negotiation.
- READ MORE FROM IOWA: Iowa Capital Dispatch: Turek criticizes Hinson's vote for Medicaid cuts at healthcare event; KTIV: One Big Beautiful Bill Act turns 1: Iowa Medicaid recipients worry about future care; Axios Des Moines: Iowa among states making early Medicaid choices; KCRG: Medicaid cuts threaten services for Iowa families with disabilities; Iowa News Now: Iowa lawmakers warn Medicaid cuts could threaten rural hospitals, clinics and patients; The Daily Nonpareil: Report says CHI Health Mercy among 3 Iowa hospitals at risk amid Medicaid cuts; The Des Moines Register: Families worry their fragile peace could be at risk with Medicaid cuts
* SUSAN COLLINS IN MAINE:
- ON MEDICAID: Susan Collins provided a "key" and "pivotal" vote to advance the bill that takes away health care from roughly 49,000 Mainers and rips away $3 billion in Medicaid funding from Maine, which has put at least twenty Maine hospitals, clinics, or nursing homes at risk of closing or cutting services.
- ON MEDICARE: Collins voted for multiple budget plans that proposed cutting Medicare by billions and turning Medicare into a voucher program, voted for legislation that would lead to deep cuts to Medicare, voted against measures to protect Medicare from proposals to cut benefits or privatize the program, and voted against capping the price Medicare enrollees pay for insulin at $35 and their annual out-of-pocket drug spending at $2,000.
- READ MORE FROM MAINE: ABC News: Maine clinics say they'll have to cut services after court rules Trump admin can deny Medicaid funding; Maine Beacon: Millions spent on Collins ads that don't match Maine health care reality; Portland Press Herald: Maine's hospitals chase financial stability as Medicaid cuts loom; Portland Press Herald: Advocates say Medicaid rule changes would cut disability services for some Maine kids; Maine Morning Star: Medicaid cuts will have far-reaching impacts on all Mainers, advocates warn
* MIKE ROGERS IN MICHIGAN:
- ON MEDICAID: Mike Rogers supported the bill that takes away health care from roughly 390,000 Michiganders and rips away over $32 billion in Medicaid funding from Michigan, which has put at least nineteen Michigan hospitals, clinics, or nursing homes at risk of closing or cutting services.
- ON MEDICARE: Rogers voted for multiple budget plans making dramatic cuts that would "essentially end Medicare" and turn it into a voucher program. He opposed the Inflation Reduction Act, which capped the price Medicare enrollees pay for insulin at $35 and their annual out-of-pocket drug spending at $2,000, and supported repealing the Affordable Care Act, which would likely lead to higher Medicare premiums and accelerate Medicare's insolvency.
- READ MORE FROM MICHIGAN: Michigan Public: Fewer Michiganders will be covered by Medicaid in 2028, report says; WLNS: Michigan health care leaders raise Medicaid cut concerns; WWMT: A 'perfect storm': Why rural hospitals across Michigan are struggling; Crains Grand Rapids Business: Sturgis Hospital closure fuels fears for rural care in Michigan; WILX: Rural hospitals in Michigan brace for federal Medicaid cuts; WILX: Rural Michigan hospitals worry federal funding cuts could impact key services
* MICHAEL WHATLEY IN NORTH CAROLINA:
- ON MEDICAID: Michael Whatley pushed to pass Republicans' Big Ugly Bill, which will cause roughly 515,000 North Carolinians to lose health insurance, and North Carolina will lose over $23 billion in Medicaid funding, which has put at least twenty-two North Carolina hospitals, clinics, or nursing homes at risk of closing or cutting services.
- ON MEDICARE: Whatley opposed the Inflation Reduction Act, which capped the price Medicare enrollees pay for insulin at $35 and their annual out-of-pocket drug spending at $2,000.
- READ MORE FROM NORTH CAROLINA: NC Health News: NC families fear losing access to autism therapy as new rules take effect; WRAL: NC's rural hospitals to feel impact of Medicaid cuts; WRAL: Healthcare providers brace for Medicaid cuts. Are layoffs in rural NC next?; NC Health News: NC families with disabled children press lawmakers to maintain funding as federal Medicaid cuts loom; Cardinal and Pine: Roy Cooper points out GOP Medicaid cuts will kick in after the election; Axios: North Carolina faces health care funding, staffing gaps; NC Health News: Rural hospitals face federal funding cuts, look to NC lawmakers for support; WRAL: Rural health care in focus: NC lawmakers raise concerns over shortage of nurses, doctors; NC Newsline: Rural hospital system asks NC lawmakers for help in the face of federal cuts
* JON HUSTED IN OHIO:
- ON MEDICAID: Jon Husted voted to take health care away from roughly 460,000 Ohioans and rip away over $33 billion in Medicaid funding from Ohio, which has put at least thirty-six Ohio hospitals, clinics, or nursing homes at risk of closing or cutting services.
- ON MEDICARE: Husted voted against a measure to protect Medicare from proposals to cut benefits.
- READ MORE FROM OHIO: Tiffin Ohio: NRSC ads mislead voters about Medicaid and undocumented immigrants; Meidas News: Husted Said People He Kicked Off Medicaid Didn't Deserve To Be Enrolled; ABC 13: Medicaid cuts could cost Ohio 51,000 jobs by 2029, study estimates; Ohio Capital Journal: Under one Trump cut, Ohio families lose the most; WCPO: 'Catastrophic' | Ohio mental health providers sound alarm over CareSource Medicaid payment clawbacks; Dayton Daily News: Ohio Medicaid projected to lose $33B over next decade; Ohio Capital Journal: 10 Ohio hospitals face risk of closure due to Trump/Republican spending law, analysis shows; Ohio Capital Journal: As many as 356,000 Ohioans will lose health coverage under Trump spending law, new reports says; Tiffin Ohio: 9 Ohio hospitals at risk of closing under Medicaid cuts, report finds
* KEN PAXTON IN TEXAS:
- ON MEDICAID: Ken Paxton praised the bill that takes away health care from roughly 1.4 million Texans and rips away over $31 billion in Medicaid funding from Texas, which has put at least thirty-four Texas hospitals, clinics, or nursing homes at risk of closing or cutting services.
- ON MEDICARE: Paxton led a lawsuit to fully repeal the Affordable Care Act, which would lead to higher Medicare premiums and accelerate Medicare's insolvency.
- READ MORE FROM TEXAS: Dallas Business Journal: Texas hospitals could see billions of dollars in losses from Medicaid cuts; Fort Worth Star-Telegram: Medicaid restrictions could lead to 45,000 missed cancer screenings in Texas; KERA: 'We're scared': Texas providers urge state to reconsider Medicaid cuts to medical supply services; Texas Public Radio: With pending cuts, Texas rural hospitals struggle to stay open; WFAA: Rural Texas hospitals facing risk of closure, cutting services amid Medicaid cuts and financial strain; The Texas Tribune: Texas hospitals, clinics spared the worst of GOP Medicaid cuts. An expected rise in the uninsured rate could change that; The Texas Tribune: 1.7 million Texans could lose health coverage under expiring tax credits, ACA changes in GOP megabill
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Original text here: https://www.dscc.org/article/dscc-statement-on-61st-anniversary-of-medicare-and-medicaid/
Bryan Steil and Derrick Van Orden's Vote to Cut Medicaid and Medicare Will Cost Them the Majority
WASHINGTON, July 31 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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Bryan Steil and Derrick Van Orden's Vote to Cut Medicaid and Medicare Will Cost Them the Majority
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Today marks the 61st anniversary of the lifesaving programs Steil and Van Orden voted to cut
On this day in 1965, Medicaid and Medicare were signed into law, two programs that have helped millions of Wisconsinites live longer, healthier lives by delivering quality, affordable health care to generations of Wisconsinites over the last 60 years.
As Wisconsinites continue to see the
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WASHINGTON, July 31 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release:
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Bryan Steil and Derrick Van Orden's Vote to Cut Medicaid and Medicare Will Cost Them the Majority
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Today marks the 61st anniversary of the lifesaving programs Steil and Van Orden voted to cut
On this day in 1965, Medicaid and Medicare were signed into law, two programs that have helped millions of Wisconsinites live longer, healthier lives by delivering quality, affordable health care to generations of Wisconsinites over the last 60 years.
As Wisconsinites continue to see thefallout of Bryan Steil and Derrick Van Orden's vote to cut these two critical programs, today's anniversary highlights how their cruelty has made health care the top domestic issue for Americans this year, according to Gallup.
Driving this anxiety among the public is the incredible damage caused by Steil and Van Orden's Big, Ugly Bill. Their law is ripping away health care from Wisconsinites and raising medical costs on everyone - all to fund massive tax breaks for billionaires and big corporations.
The impacts are real and Wisconsinites are hurting. Steil and Van Orden's cruel and decisive vote to gut Medicaid is wreaking havoc on their lives:
* As many as 100,000 people in Wisconsin will lose health care coverage
* Hospitals are at risk of closing
* Nursing homes could face staffing shortages
* Ripping health care away from cancer patients
* Health care costs will rise for millions of people
* Millions more are at risk of facing medical debt
It's no wonder voters are already holding Steil and Van Orden accountable for their vote.
ADDITIONALLY: Steil and Van Orden's Big, Ugly Law triggered nearly $500 billion in cuts to Medicare, resulting in likely cuts to funding for hospitals and doctors and higher premiums for seniors. To "celebrate" the anniversary of Medicare, the Trump administration also ended a prescription drug plan that will spike the cost of medicine for Medicare recipients.
DCCC Spokesperson Katie Smith:
"Bryan Steil and Derrick Van Orden are so obsessed with dismantling Americans' health care access, we now have less hospitals, less coverage, and it all costs more for the few who can afford it. Today's Medicaid and Medicare anniversaries are reminding voters that Steil and Van Orden voted to make people's lives worse. Their attack on Medicaid and Medicare is a defining issue for the midterms and it's going to cost them in November."
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Original text here: https://dccc.org/bryan-steil-and-derrick-van-ordens-vote-to-cut-medicaid-and-medicare-will-cost-them-the-majority/
BREAKING: Michael Whatley "Turning Up Alongside" Another Church Involved In Child Abuse Scandal
RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 31 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party posted the following news:
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BREAKING: Michael Whatley "Turning Up Alongside" Another Church Involved In Child Abuse Scandal
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Breaking reporting is exposing that DC insider and Big Oil Lobbyist Michael Whatley has ties to a church "at the center of an abuse scandal" that included punching and choking children.
MeidasTouch Network: "A yearslong Associated Press investigation that found members, including children, subjected to a practice called "blasting," an hours-long, ear-piercing ritual meant to cast out demons
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RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 31 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party posted the following news:
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BREAKING: Michael Whatley "Turning Up Alongside" Another Church Involved In Child Abuse Scandal
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Breaking reporting is exposing that DC insider and Big Oil Lobbyist Michael Whatley has ties to a church "at the center of an abuse scandal" that included punching and choking children.
MeidasTouch Network: "A yearslong Associated Press investigation that found members, including children, subjected to a practice called "blasting," an hours-long, ear-piercing ritual meant to cast out demonsthat former members described escalating into punching, choking and restraint."
This comes as Whatley is in the spotlight for campaigning at a church that reportedly covered up for and protected an employee who groomed and sexually assaulted young girls for decades "through his work" as a piano teacher and basketball coach at the Church.
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MeidasTouch Network: Michael Whatley Keeps Turning Up Alongside a Church at the Center of an Abuse Scandal
Aaron Parnas | July 30, 2026
* Michael Whatley, the Republican National Committee chairman now running for North Carolina's open U.S. Senate seat, has spent his campaign branding the GOP as the "party of faith." His actual record with one particular congregation tells a messier story.
* Word of Faith Fellowship, based in Spindale in rural Rutherford County, has been the subject of a yearslong Associated Press investigation that found members, including children, subjected to a practice called "blasting," an hours-long, ear-piercing ritual meant to cast out demons that former members described escalating into punching, choking and restraint.
* The legal fallout is still unfolding.
* Whatley's connection to the Word of Faith network follows a pattern set by Mark Robinson, the North Carolina Republican whose 2024 gubernatorial campaign collapsed under scandal.
* New details point to Whatley's own links to the Word of Faith network specifically. Gerald and Linda Southerland serve as pastoral counselors at the Word of Faith Christian School; before that, the couple ran Grace and Truth, a related ministry that former members pushed North Carolina authorities to investigate as far back as 1995 alongside the broader allegations against Word of Faith Fellowship. Campaign finance filings reviewed for this story show Gerald Southerland gave $300 to Whatley's Senate campaign this cycle. And a Whatley for Senate campaign post from a February 20 Rutherford County GOP event reportedly shows the Southerlands alongside Robin Webster, the daughter of Word of Faith founders Sam and Jane Whaley, a connection first flagged by the outlet Forward Carolina.
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Original text here: https://www.ncdp.org/media/breaking-michael-whatley-turning-up-alongside-another-church-involved-in-child-abuse-scandal/
AP: Mike Rogers "Promotes Trump's Agenda," Even As The President's Biggest Supporters Say His Policies Are Hurting Michigan
LANSING, Michigan, July 31 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release:
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AP: Mike Rogers "Promotes Trump's Agenda," Even As The President's Biggest Supporters Say His Policies Are Hurting Michigan
LANSING -- On Monday, GOP Senate candidate Mike Rogers stood shoulder-to-shoulder with Trump at his rally in Milford, arguing that "Michigan needs a senator who promotes Trump's agenda, not someone who works to stymie it."
Michigan voters clearly disagree. According to new reporting from the Associated Press, even Trump's most ardent supporters in the state are rejecting
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LANSING, Michigan, July 31 -- The Michigan Democratic Party issued the following news release:
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AP: Mike Rogers "Promotes Trump's Agenda," Even As The President's Biggest Supporters Say His Policies Are Hurting Michigan
LANSING -- On Monday, GOP Senate candidate Mike Rogers stood shoulder-to-shoulder with Trump at his rally in Milford, arguing that "Michigan needs a senator who promotes Trump's agenda, not someone who works to stymie it."
Michigan voters clearly disagree. According to new reporting from the Associated Press, even Trump's most ardent supporters in the state are rejectingRogers' pitch, saying that "prices are too high" and that Trump's chaotic tariffs have inflicted unnecessary "economic pain" with little to show for it: The U.S. has lost about 75,000 manufacturing jobs since Trump took office, and about 8,300 have been lost in Michigan since Trump's so-called "Liberation Day" tariffs.
That's a problem for Rogers, who has pledged to be a loyal vote for Trump's toxic economic agenda and "said he backs Trump's broad range of tariffs," even though the data shows "Trump's strategy hasn't worked" and his rosy words "can't hide how his tariffs are helping intensify voters' concerns about inflation and affordability."
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Associated Press: Trump touted his tariffs in Michigan despite rising costs. Even some of his supporters are worried
* There are few places where contradictions between the president's boasts and the economic reality of his tariffs are more likely to collide ahead of November's midterm elections than in battleground Michigan, which holds its primary on Tuesday.
* During Trump's rally in Milford, northwest of Detroit, the crowd was adoring. But even some of his ardent supporters said prices are too high and tariffs had caused short-term economic pain -- even as they still support him overall.
* Veteran Michigan pollster Bernie Porn said Trump's rosy words can't hide how his tariffs are helping intensify voters' concerns about inflation and affordability.
* "When I was listening to him, I said, 'What planet are you on?'" Porn said.
* Porn noted that some Republicans nationally are worried their voters won't be motivated to turn out in November and "I doubt if Michigan is going to be very different."
* "He is like an anchor around Republicans," Porn said.
* Also speaking was former Rep. Mike Rogers, who's again running for Senate after narrowly losing to Democratic Sen. Elissa Slotkin two years ago [...] But Rogers said Michigan needs a senator who promotes Trump's agenda, not someone who works to stymie it.
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Original text here: https://michigandems.com/ap-mike-rogers-promotes-trumps-agenda-even-as-the-presidents-biggest-supporters-say-his-policies-are-hurting-michigan/
