DCCC Ads Continue to Attack Don Bacon for Opposing Obamacare While Misconstruing His Stance on Social Security

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Recent attack ads sponsored by the DCCC, to include a new ad on radio, have distorted Don Bacon's platform by implying that he supports an immediate increase in retirement age while cutting Social Security.

To clarify, Don Bacon does not support altering or reducing Social Security for those who are currently in or near retirement. With the average life expectancy increasing in the United States, he is of the opinion that we should consider the possibility of adjusting current long-term policies to ensure the viability of Social Security for future generations. Like many lawmakers on both sides of the aisle, Don Bacon believes that we need to consider such solutions in order to maintain the solvency of Social Security.

These attack ads also attempt to scare people by falsely claiming that Don Bacon wants to raise prescription drug prices because he opposes Obamacare. While Ashford and the DCCC continue to rely on these scare tactics, they forget to acknowledge the fact that 20,000+ people are losing their health insurance after Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska announced last week their decision to leave the individual insurance marketplace. The departure of Blue Cross is further evidence that Obamacare is a failure and can't be fixed -- a law Brad Ashford has voted in favor of keeping

"We are all aware that the program will eventually go bankrupt if no adjustments are made," said Bacon. "Leaders solve problems and don't demagogue an issue without a solution. We have yet to hear Brad Ashford offer a viable fix, and social security will fail in the future without leadership."

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