Vance Becomes the Poster Child for Shutting Down the Government and Increasing Health Care Costs for Millions of Americans Arrow

Vice President J.D. Vance has finally found his policy portfolio: shutting down the government and raising health care costs for millions of Americans. Headline after headline after headline reflect the same thing: Vance is the face of the Republican Shutdown.

Today, Vance went on to disparage the Democrats' common-sense proposal to keep the government open, lower health care costs for more than 22 million Americans, and prevent the disastrous Medicaid cuts in his and Trump's billionaire-first budget. Newsflash for Vance: the American public disagrees. A poll in June found that 77% of Americans support extending the enhanced ACA subsidies.

Then there's the hypocrisy of it all: Back in 2024, Vance supported Congressional Republicans trying to force a government shutdown to get what they wanted. This time around, apparently, Vance doesn't think keeping health care costs affordable for millions of Americans is reason enough.

In response, DNC Rapid Response Director Kendall Witmer released the following statement:

"JD Vance thinks the 'right' thing to do is to rip health care away from tens of millions of Americans, raise health care costs for millions more, and shutter rural hospitals that provide lifesaving care to communities all across this country. In just 8 months in office, the Trump-Vance administration has betrayed working Americans countless times - by failing to address inflation, raising costs on everyday items, and making their lives harder at every turn. The American people are souring on Trump and Vance, and they will punish them for it - in 2025, in 2026, and again in 2028."