{"id":1035279,"date":"2024-06-11T13:21:23","date_gmt":"2024-06-11T13:21:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/?p=1035279"},"modified":"2024-06-11T13:21:23","modified_gmt":"2024-06-11T13:21:23","slug":"trumps-maga-veepstakes-vp-contenders-opposed-lowering-insulin-costs-for-americas-seniors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/trumps-maga-veepstakes-vp-contenders-opposed-lowering-insulin-costs-for-americas-seniors\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump\u2019s MAGA Veepstakes: VP Contenders Opposed Lowering Insulin Costs for America\u2019s Seniors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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In response to Donald Trump <\/em>trying to take credit<\/em><\/a> for President Biden\u2019s actions to lower insulin costs through the Inflation Reduction Act that Trump\u2019s VP contenders voted against, <\/em>DNC Rapid Response Director Alex Floyd released the following statement: <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cCheck the record: Just like Donald Trump himself, all of his VP contenders in Congress opposed President Joe Biden\u2019s Inflation Reduction Act and its provisions to cap the cost of insulin for seniors. These MAGA veepstakes contestants have stood by Trump as he rails against lowering prescription drug prices, pushes to rip away health care access, and puts Big Pharma ahead of hardworking Americans. The American people aren\u2019t buying Trump\u2019s attempts to spin his failed record, and will reject the extreme, unpopular, and expensive agenda he and his MAGA allies are hellbent on campaigning on.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Donald Trump is trying to take credit for President Biden\u2019s actions to lower the cost of insulin for America\u2019s seniors in the Inflation Reduction Act, which numerous Trump VP contenders railed against and he promised to repeal if he returns to office.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CNBC<\/a>: \u201cTrump claims credit for Biden\u2019s insulin price cap\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cUnder the Inflation Reduction Act, Biden issued a host of provisions aimed at bringing down the price of medicine for seniors, including capping the price of insulin at $35 per month for Medicare recipients. The president has continued to push for a more universal insulin cap that would cover younger people as well.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

New York Times<\/a>: \u201cThe Inflation Reduction Act, the 2022 legislation that contains the insulin measure, originally capped the price of insulin for everyone with health insurance. But Republican holdouts in the Senate demanded that it only apply to older adults.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Voting against in the Senate<\/a>: Tim Scott, Marco Rubio, Tom Cotton, Marsha Blackburn, Bill Hagerty, Joni Ernst, and Mike Lee.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Voting against in the House<\/a>: Byron Donalds <\/strong>and Elise Stefanik.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Doug Burgum<\/strong><\/a> on whether he would push to repeal the IRA: \u201cYeah.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Trump\u2019s VP shortlist includes MAGA extremists who have yearslong records of supporting Trump\u2019s push to take away health care access from millions of Americans and railing against the Affordable Care Act.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

HealthInsurance.org<\/a>: \u201cIn late 2017, Burgum<\/strong> and 19 other Republican governors wrote a letter to Congress, urging lawmakers to repeal the ACA.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

New York Times<\/a>: J.D. Vance<\/strong> claimed the Affordable Care Act \u201cfailed to take care of\u201d high healthcare costs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

New York Times<\/a>: Tim Scott<\/strong> voted for all three major Republican-led proposals to repeal the Affordable Care Act in 2017.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CBS News<\/a>: \u201cRubio<\/strong> Prepared To Shut Down Gov’t And Default On Debt Over Obamacare\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Press-Republican<\/a>: \u201c[Stefanik<\/strong>] said she is in favor of repealing \u2018Obamacare\u2019 \u2026 \u2018It\u2019s an overreach of government, and it is costing businesses too much,\u2019 she said.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Byron Donalds<\/strong><\/a>: \u201cThe Affordable Care Act is a ruse by the federal government to seize control over the health care and insurance industry.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Associated Press<\/a>: \u201cTom Cotton<\/strong> said he supported Senate leaders\u2019 backup plan that calls for immediately repealing major parts of the health care law without an immediate replacement.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Washington Times<\/a>: \u201cBen Carson<\/strong>: Obamacare worst thing to happen to the U.S. since slavery\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WNAX<\/a>: \u201cSD Congresswoman Kristi Noem<\/strong> Supports Obamacare Repeal\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vivek Ramaswamy<\/strong><\/a>: \u201cI think Obamacare has been a disaster.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Texas Monthly<\/a>: \u201c[Wesley Hunt<\/strong>] calls for a full repeal of the Affordable Care Act.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Instead of working to lower costs for hardworking Americans, Trump\u2019s VP contenders want to help him once again rig the economy for the ultra-wealthy and big corporations.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tim Scott<\/strong><\/a>: \u201cWe make the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act tax cuts permanent.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Doug Burgum<\/strong><\/a>: \u201cI believe in these economic policies, I believe the tax bill is a great thing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Marco Rubio<\/strong><\/a>: \u201cOverall, the Republican tax-cut bill has been good for Americans. That is why I voted for it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tom Cotton<\/strong><\/a>: \u201cTrump’s tax cuts helped deliver the strongest economy in recent history.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CNBC<\/a>: \u201cBen Carson<\/strong> leads prayer for tax cuts at Trump Cabinet meeting\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

KOTA<\/a>: \u201cRepublicans are calling President Trump\u2019s tax plan the biggest tax overhaul in history. \u2026 Representative Kris[ti] Noem<\/strong> was a big part in pushing this bill.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fox Business<\/a>: \u201cTrump\u2019s tax policies have worked out for all of America: Rep. Byron Donalds<\/strong>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vivek Ramaswamy<\/strong><\/a> on a suggestion to make permanent or expand the Trump tax cuts: \u201cI\u2019d go a little further, Larry, than that, to be honest with you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alabama Political Reporter<\/a>: \u201cKatie Britt<\/strong> on Monday released a memo with her policy positions \u2026 [including] a bill to make permanent the individual tax cuts and extend the expanded standard deduction contained in President Trump\u2019s 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. \u2026 a pro-growth tax reform bill reducing business tax rates, repealing the Death Tax, and making the expensing of capital assets permanent. \u2026 a bill to repeal the state and local tax deduction.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wesley Hunt<\/strong><\/a>: \u201cI supported the 2017 Tax Reform bill.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In response to Donald Trump trying to take credit for President Biden\u2019s actions to lower insulin costs through the Inflation Reduction Act that Trump\u2019s VP contenders voted against, DNC Rapid Response Director Alex Floyd released the following statement:  \u201cCheck the record: Just like Donald Trump himself, all of his VP contenders in Congress opposed President […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":263,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1035279","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-press-release"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nTrump\u2019s MAGA Veepstakes: VP Contenders Opposed Lowering Insulin Costs for America\u2019s Seniors - Democrats<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/trumps-maga-veepstakes-vp-contenders-opposed-lowering-insulin-costs-for-americas-seniors\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Democrats\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-06-11T13:21:23+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/maga-veepstakes.png?w=780\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Claire DePree\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Claire DePree\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/trumps-maga-veepstakes-vp-contenders-opposed-lowering-insulin-costs-for-americas-seniors\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/democrats.org\/news\/trumps-maga-veepstakes-vp-contenders-opposed-lowering-insulin-costs-for-americas-seniors\/\",\"name\":\"Trump\u2019s MAGA Veepstakes: VP Contenders Opposed Lowering Insulin Costs for America\u2019s Seniors - 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