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Ryan NicolSeptember 10, 2018

The Florida Democratic Party (FDP) is out with a new campaign hitting Republican gubernatorial candidate and former U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis on his long-running opposition to the Affordable Care Act. The FDP released a new video titled “DeSantisCare,” as well as a new website looking to highlight DeSantis’ health care record. We reached out to the […]

Ryan NicolSeptember 4, 2018

A new series of ads from the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee knock U.S. Rep. Carlos Curbelo on his vote last year to repeal the Affordable Care Act. The 30-second ads depict two fictional letters addressed to Curbelo. The first spot, titled “Open Letter,” imagines a health care executive thanking Curbelo for increasing his company’s profits at […]

Drew WilsonAugust 2, 2017

A liberal political committee put out digital ads this week painting the GOP as dysfunctional after Senate Republicans failed to pass a “skinny repeal” of the Affordable Care Act. American Bridge said it would run the ads in four states, including Florida, and will focus on targeting swing voters through social media. “The Republican Congress […]

Guest AuthorJuly 14, 2017

Ed. Note: Gov. Rick Scott‘s office sent the following op-ed regarding “the national healthcare debate.” I recently traveled to D.C. to fight for Florida as the U.S. Senate debated repealing and replacing Obamacare. For far too long, D.C. politicians have focused only on the grand bargain of repealing and replacing Obamacare, ignoring the opportunity to make […]

Jim RosicaJune 27, 2017

Former Congresswoman and now Democratic candidate for governor Gwen Graham on Tuesday rapped the U.S. Senate’s proposed Obamacare replacement, saying “if you get quality health care, you can have a miracle.” Graham, speaking to reporters in the state Capitol, was referring to her husband’s recent cancer remission. Steve Hurm was diagnosed with stage 4 prostate cancer […]

Scott PowersFebruary 17, 2017

Democratic U.S. Rep. Darren Soto declared Friday that he’s willing to work with Republicans on an appropriate replacement plan for the Affordable Care Act but completely dismissed the GOP’s current proposal as no where near acceptable. Soto, representing Florida’s Orlando-Kissimmee based 9th Congressional District, is participating in the House of Representatives Democrats’ “National Day of Action” […]

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