NEW AD FEATURES MI-07 NURSE CALLING OUT CONGRESSMAN TOM BARRETT FOR SUPPORTING RAISING COSTS ON WORKING FAMILIES
Today, Michigan Families for Fair Care premiered a new ad featuring Ashley, a nurse and Dewitt resident, discussing how Congressman Tom Barrett's votes in Congress have driven up costs and threatened health care coverage for working families across Michigan's 7th Congressional District, to pay for tax breaks for billionaires
The ad, "Ashley," explains how policies that Congressman Tom Barrett voted to support have made life more expensive and health care less accessible for families across the district. Barrett voted for the Republican Tax Law, which included billions in cuts to Medicaid over the next 10 years and let Affordable Care Act premium tax credits expire, causing premiums to more than double for thousands of his constituents. According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, ACA marketplace premiums increased by an average of 114%, rising from $888 per year to $1,904 per year, hitting working families who rely on marketplace coverage the hardest. Additionally, Rep. Barrett’s support of tariffs comes at a time when Michiganders are now paying $1600 more annually for their regular expenses.
"As a nurse, I see every day what happens when people can't afford their health care. They skip medications, they delay treatment, and their conditions get worse. Congressman Barrett voted for a law that cut billions from Medicaid and let our health care tax credits expire, and now families across this district are paying the price," said Ashley, nurse and Dewitt resident. "I went to Congressman Barrett's office to ask what he plans to do for families like the ones I care for, and I couldn't get a straight answer. Talk is cheap when hundreds of people in his district are facing premiums that have more than doubled. Congressman Barrett, stop raising costs on Michigan families."
The ad is part of our ad campaign to hold Congressman Tom Barrett accountable to his votes in Congress and support of policies that have made life more expensive for working class Michiganders.
Transcript of "Ashley" below:
ASHLEY: “As a nurse of sixteen years it is heartbreaking to see folks worrying whether or not they can afford their health care.
Congressman Tom Barrett voted to cut health care from hundreds of thousands of Michiganders.
He is responsible for the cost of health care going up and supports tariffs that are raising the costs on nearly everything.
Tom Barrett is taking money out of our pockets while giving tax cuts to billionaires.
Tom Barrett needs to put us first.”
