David Valadao voted against allowing Medicare to negotiate lower medicine prices for seniors, and he voted against capping the price of insulin at $35 / month for people with diabetes (1). David Valadao also voted against capping yearly out-of-pocket medication costs for seniors (2).
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https://dccc.org/david-valadao-chose-big-pharma-over-american-families/
David Valadao has voted 32 times to eliminate the Affordable Care Act, which would result in tens of thousands of Valley families losing coverage. Valadao even backed an extreme plan that would have taken health insurance coverage away from 60,500 of his constituents (1), and eliminate protections for people with pre-existing conditions, like asthma, diabetes, or Valley Fever. Californians with asthma would see a $4,120 premium increase under Valadao’s plan (2).
Valadao Bad Votes Cast:
- HR 1628, Vote #256, 5/4/17; CQ, 5/4/17
- [Politifact, 5/24/17]; [H.Res 308, Vote #252, 5/4/17; CQ, 5/4/17]
News Articles:
https://www.fresnobee.com/news/local/article148639039.html
https://www.latimes.com/politics/la-pol-ca-how-gop-delegation-voted-healthcare-20170504-htmlstory.html
https://www.politico.com/story/2017/06/05/obamacare-repeal-valadao-california-republicans-239149
David Valadao voted to cut his own taxes, but stuck Valley families with higher tax bills in the process; Valadao voted for a law which caps state and local taxes [SALT] from being deducted from federal tax liability, increasing federal taxes on millions of California homeowners (1).
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https://calmatters.org/politics/2019/04/trump-tax-california-salt-deduction-property-april/
David Valadao voted against giving working parents a tax credit which would help them keep more money from each paycheck in their pocket (1).
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https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2022/8/30/23317834/child-tax-credit-ctc-ira
David Valadao voted against a measure which sought to lower the federal gas tax. Valadao opposed an amendment expressing the sense of Congress that the federal gas tax should be lowered by $0.15 per gallon (1).
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David Valadao voted to increase home internet costs for 1 in 3 Central Valley households by as much as $70 every month (1).
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https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/31/tech/fcc-affordable-connectivity-program-acp-close/index.html
David Valadao has failed Central Valley college students. He’s voted repeatedly to cut Pell Grants (1) and even voted to increase interest rates on student loans (2). David Valadao’s votes make college more expensive and less accessible to Central Valley students.
Valadao Bad Votes Cast:
- [H. Con Res. 27, Vote #141, 3/25/15; US News and World Report, 3/25/15]
- [H Res 202, Vote #138, 5/8/13; CQ, 5/8/13]
David Valadao helped write a bill in Congress to ban abortion in all 50 states, including California, without exceptions for rape victims or in cass where the life of the mother is at risk (1). Valadao’s bill would even ban some forms of fertility treatments and birth control.
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David Valadao voted for an extreme plan that could gut veterans' healthcare, cut up to 30 million veteran outpatient visits and cut 81,000 positions across the VA. He even voted for a plan that would cut access to affordable housing for tens of thousands of veterans (1).
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David Valadao voted to cut Medicare and raise the retirement age for seniors (1). Valadao even backed a dangerous tax plan that grew the federal deficit and could result in cuts to Social Security (2).
Valadao Bad Votes Cast:
- [Center On Budget And Policy Priorities, 4/8/14]
- After Tax Overhaul, GOP Sets Sights on Medicare, Social Security [US News, 12/7/17]
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https://socialsecurityworks.org/2023/05/02/david-valadao-cut-social-security/