News: The American Action Network, the sister organization of the Congressional Leadership Fund, is launching a $7 million ad buy to combat Democratic attacks over potentially huge cuts to Medicaid.
For months, Democratic outside groups have hammered House Republicans for considering hundreds of billions of dollars in Medicaid cuts as part of the GOP’s reconciliation package. AAN is pushing back with ads running in competitive House seats that praise Republicans for fighting “waste, fraud and abuse” in health care.
The large-scale ad buy shows how Republicans are trying to provide political cover for their at-risk incumbents. The AAN buy is the latest example of Republican efforts to counteract a wave of Democratic attacks warning of steep GOP cuts to Medicaid.
In one spot running in Rep. Jen Kiggans’ (R-Va.) district, an elderly woman speaks directly to the camera to decry “misinformation out there trying to scare seniors” that their care may be at risk.
“She’s supporting President Trump’s common-sense reforms to root out waste, fraud and abuse,” the woman says about Kiggans. “Jen Kiggans will always protect seniors.”
Kiggans was one of a dozen House Republicans who urged GOP leadership last month to avoid crafting a reconciliation bill with “any reduction in Medicaid coverage for vulnerable populations.”
Democratic attacks: AAN is also going on offense, targeting five House Democrats with ads accusing them of leaving Medicare at risk.
Here’s one spot, aimed at Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio), that slams Democratic support for an Inflation Reduction Act provision opponents label “the Biden pill penalty.”
