Rep. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Ariz.) is dropping a new ad in Arizona’s closely contested Senate race, this time touting her record on health care for seniors.
Th 30-second spot is set to debut statewide Thursday, marking the latest effort by a Democratic congressional hopeful to bring health care front-and-center in the 2018 midterm elections.
“Kyrsten Sinema sided with older Arizonans and the AARP, voting to stop a new ‘age tax’ on health care, fought to protect coverage for pre-existing health conditions and will stand up to anyone who goes after our social security and Medicare,” a narrator says in the ad.
ADVERTISEMENT
“What I’ll do as a United States senator is fight to do right for my state,” Sinema then says.
The ad references Sinema’s vote against the American Health Care Act (AHCA), the measure introduced by Republican lawmakers last year that would have partially repealed former President Barack ObamaBarack Hussein ObamaHarris grapples with defund the police movement amid veep talk Five ways America would take a hard left under Joe Biden Valerie Jarrett: ‘Democracy depends upon having law enforcement’ MORE’s signature Affordable Care Act (ACA).
The AHCA legislation would have allowed insurance companies to charge adults ages 50-64 five times more for insurance than younger people purchasing coverage on the individual market. The ACA caps that rate at three times more.
Click Here: cheap INTERNATIONAL jersey
Democrats have mounted an aggressive effort to bring health care to the center of the 2018 midterm elections after Republicans failed last year to repeal Obama’s signature health care law.
In Missouri, for example, Sen. Claire McCaskillClaire Conner McCaskillMissouri county issues travel advisory for Lake of the Ozarks after Memorial Day parties Senate faces protracted floor fight over judges amid pandemic safety concerns Amash on eyeing presidential bid: ‘Millions of Americans’ want someone other than Trump, Biden MORE (D) has hit her Republican opponent, state Attorney General Josh Hawley, for a lawsuit that he has signed on to that seeks to block the implementation of ObamaCare.
Sen. Joe ManchinJoseph (Joe) ManchinTrump administration seeks to use global aid for nuclear projects Shelley Moore Capito wins Senate primary West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice wins GOP gubernatorial primary MORE (D-W.Va.) has taken a similar strategy against his GOP challenger, West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, who also signed on to the lawsuit.
The ad released Thursday is Sinema’s fifth targeting health care in the race.
Sinema and her Republican opponent, Rep. Martha McSallyMartha Elizabeth McSallyGOP senators introduce resolution opposing calls to defund the police No evidence of unauthorized data transfers by top Chinese drone manufacturer: study Senate Democratic campaign arm launches online hub ahead of November MORE (R-Ariz.), are locked in a heated battle for the seat currently held by outgoing Sen. Jeff FlakeJeffrey (Jeff) Lane FlakeGOP lawmakers stick to Trump amid new criticism Kelly holds double-digit lead over McSally in Arizona: poll Trump asserts his power over Republicans MORE (R-Ariz.), although recent polls show Sinema with a 3-to-6-point lead in the race.
The Cook Political Report, a nonpartisan election handicapper, currently puts the contest in the “toss-up” column.