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Tim Fox And Greg Gianforte Have The Same Goal As The ACA Lawsuit: To Strip Montanans Of Their Health Care

Yesterday, the Fifth Circuit ruled a portion of the Affordable Care Act unconstitutional. This Trump-backed lawsuit is the Republican health care plan to rip away health care from millions of Americans. Here are some of the ways this lawsuit could have disastrous results for Montana: 85,200 Montanans who have gained coverage through Medicaid expansion could…

New Jersey Transplant Gianforte Avoids Montana Voters

The first Montana Republican gubernatorial debate is scheduled in two weeks and everyone will be there—well, except for Rep. Greg Gianforte. He’s been hiding from voters by hosting telephone town halls with screened phone calls. Gianforte prefers pre-arranged photo ops with selected audiences. Gianforte has been avoiding Montanans for a long time. Gianforte can’t even…

GOP Civil War: Fox Says Gianforte Broke His Promise To Montanans

Montana Republicans warned the gubernatorial candidates not to attack each other but apparently Attorney General Tim Fox didn’t get that memo. Several prominent Montana Republicans, including a former chair of the Montana Republican Party, worried that a contentious GOP primary would leave the eventual nominee wounded for the general. Well, that warning was ignored. When…

New Jersey Transplant Gianforte’s Failure To Launch With Montana Republicans

After defying the “deep concerns” of Montana Republicans and running for governor, Rep. Greg Gianforte is having even more problems with the party voters and activists. Gianforte is struggling to gain the support of Montana Republican legislators—who are rushing to his opponents in droves. Gianforte promised Montana Republicans he would retain his Congressional seat—then “duped”…

ICYMI: Gianforte Confirms Montana GOP Fears, Shuffles Deck in Montana

In case you missed it, two weeks ago three prominent Montana Republicans wrote a pleading op-ed in the Missoulian warning of a potential “Republican shuffle” should Rep. Greg Gianforte declare a bid for governor and leave his House seat open in the 2020 congressional elections. And now, it looks like their worst fears have become…

DGA Statement on Greg Gianforte’s Gubernatorial Announcement

Today, DGA Communications Director David Turner released the following statement regarding Greg Gianforte’s announcement that he is running for governor of Montana: “Greg Gianforte has used his time since losing in 2016 to learn the ways of Washington D.C. As the richest member of Congress, Greg Gianforte gave himself a large tax break resulting in…

As GOP’s Sabotage Cause Millions to Lose Health Insurance, Democratic governors are Taking a Stand at the State Level

Across the country, Democratic governors are leading the way by expanding Medicaid and protecting access to care A recent CDC survey reports that, following the GOP’s attacks on America’s health care system, over one million Americans lost health insurance in 2018. But on the state level, Democratic governors are reversing this alarming trend. From expanding…

DGA Statement on Montana Gubernatorial Race

Democratic Governors Association Deputy Communications Director David Turner released the following statement regarding Montana’s gubernatorial race, following Attorney General Tim Fox’s campaign announcement today: “In seven years as attorney general, Tim Fox has been little more than a puppet for special interests, using his taxpayer-funded office to fight against everyday Montanans. As attorney general, he…

Red-State Democratic Governors: GOP Health Care Bill ‘Detrimental to Our States and Our People’

Governors Bullock and Edwards Call for Bipartisan Compromise on Health Care Today, Governors Steve Bullock (D-MT) and John Bel Edwards (D-LA) highlighted the negative impact the Republican health care bill would have on their states. Both governors successfully implemented Medicaid expansion over the past 2 years. The expansion – which is under threat from the Senate bill – has…

TOMORROW at 9:30 AM EDT: Red-State Democratic Governors to Hold Press Call on Health Care Impact

Govs Bullock, Edwards to Discuss Impact of GOP Health Care Bill on Their States On Wednesday at 9:30 AM EDT, Governors Steve Bullock (D-MT) and John Bel Edwards (D-LA) will host a press call to highlight the impact that the pending Senate health care bill would have on their states. Bullock and Edwards both recently enacted…

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