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Alaska Ad Criticizing Sullivan’s Votes Leaves Out Context, Makes False Suggestion

Alaska Ad Criticizing Sullivan’s Votes Leaves Out Context, Makes False Suggestion

An ad from a Democratic-aligned super PAC claims Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan “voted to raise Alaskans’ healthcare costs by $1,800 and on that same day voted to give himself a $500,000 taxpayer-funded payout.” But that’s not the whole story, and the ad leaves the false impression that Sullivan received that money.