Tony Wied campaigned as a small business owner who would "never do anything to pull" the Affordable Care Act and pledged to focus on "cutting the cost of everyday items" for Wisconsin families. Instead, he voted for the Big Beautiful Bill that the Wisconsin Department of Health Services projects will strip health insurance from 270,000 Wisconsinites and cut SNAP benefits for 375,000 families, refused to extend ACA subsidies, and enthusiastically backed tariffs that economists project will cost Wisconsin dairy farmers $1-2 billion in lost income. Meanwhile, Wied filed 11 stock transactions worth between $1.6 million and $6.5 million in a single month while voting on policies that move markets, ducked in-person town halls in favor of "curated" virtual events that screened out tough questions, and left Medicaid advocates waiting outside his locked office. Green Bay's mayor called the bill Wied voted for one that "literally makes the poor poorer, and the rich richer."
It’s been over 75 days since Trump began his reckless war with Iran, and every day since then, Americans are paying the price. In every state across the country, gas prices are skyrocketing, and Republicans across the country are doing nothing but putting their full support behind this ill-advised military conflict, prioritizing blind loyalty to Trump over the well-being of the people they represent. “The…