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SEIU rolls out ACA radio ads

Jul 27, 2017 6:45 am

Jimmy Vielkind is reporting at Politico New York SEIU 1199, the powerful health care union, has launched radio ads in upstate New York to attack three Republican members of Congress for their efforts to repeal the federal Affordable Care Act. The union has made a "significant buy" at radio stations in Albany, Binghamton, Utica, Poughkeepsie, Watertown and Syracuse. The ads mention U.S. Reps. John Faso of Kinderhook, as well as Claudia Tenney of Utica, and Elise Stefanik of the North Country. All three voted for the House bill. Faso has argued against Obamacare and last year supported the GOP’s platform calling for a repeal of a law they say is broken and has not lowered costs for consumers. Democratic leaders, including Gov. Andrew Cuomo, have declared their intent to target all three seats in a coordinated campaign next year. Read the full story at Politico New York.