Tom Kean Jr. cast the deciding vote to kick hundreds of thousands of New Jerseyans off of their healthcare
SOMERVILLE, NJ — Today, Tom Kean Jr. released his first television ad claiming that he took on insurance companies to get healthcare costs down and provide equal access to mental and physical healthcare. But that couldn’t be further from the truth.
“Look at what Tom Kean Jr. does, not what he says. The facts are simple: Kean Jr. voted for massive cuts to healthcare and has allowed premiums to skyrocket. Tens of thousands of New Jerseyans have been forced to drop their health insurance entirely because of Kean Jr.’s premium hikes. While he tries to sell us one version of events, voters in New Jersey’s seventh district know that Tom is focused on building his stock portfolio and serving his D.C. party bosses, not on lowering costs.,” said Rebecca Bennett.
Here are the facts:
- Tom Kean Jr. cast the deciding vote on Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill, which will kick up to 300,000 New Jerseyans off Medicaid, and is driving ACA premiums up for nearly half a million New Jerseyans. Tens of thousands of New Jerseyans have already dropped their coverage after costs went up thanks to Tom Kean Jr.’s vote. And cuts to medicaid will devastate access to mental healthcare for millions of Americans across the country.
- Since taking office, Tom Kean Jr. has become one of the most prolific stock traders in Congress. He’s traded over $3 million worth of stocks since 2022, and continued to trade up to $600,000 while missing over three months of work. And his top trading sector? Healthcare.
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