Conservative group launches $7M ad buy responding to Medicaid attacks

The conservative group American Action Network rolled out a $7 million ad buy Tuesday hitting back against Democrats attacking Republicans over potential cuts to Medicaid. 

The broadcast, cable, and digital campaign will air in 30 Republican and Democratic congressional districts through the first week of June.   

The American Action Network is connected to the Congressional Leadership Fund.

In the spot running in Virginia 2nd Congressional District, which is represented by Rep. Jen Kiggans (R-Va.), a narrator defends the congresswoman, noting “there is a lot of misinformation out there trying to scare seniors.” 

“Trust me, Congresswoman Jen Kiggans is fighting to protect all of us,” the narrator continues. “She’s supporting President Trump’s common sense reforms to root out waste, fraud, and abuse.” 

The group is also hitting five Democratic House districts over Medicare. In one ad targeting Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio), the group cites her support for the Inflation Reduction Act, which includes a provision critics have dubbed “the Biden pill penalty.”

“She rubber-stamped the Biden pill penalty that’s crippling the development of lifesaving drugs for cancer, Alzheimer’s, and other diseases,” another narrator says. 

Democrats have targeted House Republicans over potential cuts to Medicaid in an effort to pay for President Trump’s legislative agenda. Moderate and battleground-district Republicans have pushed back on threats to Medicaid, while conservatives and budget hawks have called for deeper cuts to pay for the agenda. 

In a statement to The Hill, the Democratic group House Majority PAC called the American Action Network’s ads “desperate.”

“AAN’s ads are a desperate attempt to deflect from the fact that House Republicans are cutting Medicaid for hardworking American families. Voters will see through their lies and Democrats will take back the House in 2026,” said CJ Warnke, communications director at the House Majority PAC.