Democratic Sen. Mark Pryor taps his party’s playbook in attacking Republican challenger Tom Cotton for his support of Rep. Paul Ryan’s Medicare plan.
Old Medicare Claims in Arkansas Senate Race
Year: 2014
Feb. 21: Health Care Spending, Keystone XL Pipeline, Patriot Majority USA
Patriot Majority USA/Patriot Majority PAC
Affiliated liberal groups founded by a Democratic political strategist and heavily funded by labor unions.
NextGen Climate Action
A liberal super PAC founded by San Francisco billionaire and climate-change activist Tom Steyer that focuses on environmental issues.
Blackburn Takes on ‘The Science Guy’
Arguing against White House efforts on climate change, Rep. Marsha Blackburn mangled the facts and misrepresented the words of EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy.
Campaign for Primary Accountability
A super PAC that has opposed House incumbents from both parties in primary elections.
ACA Impact on Per Capita Cost of Health Care
Rep. Chris Van Hollen claims the Affordable Care Act “has resulted in significantly reducing the per capita cost of health care.” To be clear, the per capita cost of health care is rising. Van Hollen’s office says he meant that the ACA has significantly reduced the growth in health care costs.
Feb. 14: League of Conservation Voters, AFSCME, ACA
League of Conservation Voters
An environmental group launched in 1969 that targets a “Dirty Dozen” list of politicians for defeat.
More Than 9 Million Newly Insured
Top Democrats, including President Obama, have credited the Affordable Care Act for more than 9 million Americans obtaining health insurance. But that’s an exaggerated figure that includes individuals who renewed Medicaid coverage and others who switched insurance to plans on the exchanges.