ICYMI: Ohioans are Paying More For Everything Under Jon Husted

December 19, 2025

WATCH: Husted’s Big Idea: ‘Earn More’ Money

Columbus, Ohio — Jon Husted’s year in the U.S. Senate has been defined by one thing: Ohioans are paying more for everything while he votes to make life even more expensive.

🚑 🩺 Last week, Husted voted for the ninth time against extending the ACA premium tax credits.

WOSU: More than 500,000 Ohioans evaluating healthcare choices as ACA costs could spike in 2026

Millions of Americans, including 500,000 Ohioans who are buying health insurance through the Affordable Care Act, could see large increases in premiums in their plans starting in the new year. Congress has not yet voted to continue government subsidies for the ACA.

Brian O’Rourke, Health Policy Institute of Ohio: Some projections from the Urban Institute and others suggest that, you know, over 100,000, up to 140,000 individuals could become uninsured because of these premium increases and the expiration of the enhanced subsidies […].

O’Rourke: But the expectation is that a lot of people are going to see those big rate increases of thousands of dollars in some cases, and they’re going to decide that they just cannot afford it with their budgets and all the other cost of living constraints that many Ohioans are currently facing related to other life necessities.

💵 ⬆️ Meanwhile, Husted’s reckless tariffs are driving up the cost of everything, crushing Ohio farmers, families, and small businesses.

Ohio Capital Journal: Ohio farmers see one-year, 74% loss in Chinese sales due largely to Trump tariffs, report shows

The report shows Ohio farmers lost nearly $76 million of their exports to China this year compared to one year earlier.

That’s not helpful as Republicans struggle to deal with a national affordability crisis.

Farmers have faced a double whammy. They’ve seen many of their costs go up because of the import taxes.

🤨 Jon Husted’s big idea? Simply “earn more” — proving he has no plan to lower costs.

MeidasTouch News: Jon Husted Tells Americans the Solution to the Affordability Crisis is to ‘Earn More’:

MAGA Republican Ohio Senator Jon Husted said in an interview on Fox Business that the solution for Americans struggling with affordability is just to “earn more.”

“Look, there are three ways to make things more affordable: Earn more, keep more of what you earn, and drive down prices,” Husted said, “and that’s exactly what we’re doing in Congress.”

The comments came after Husted cast a vote to block the extension of Affordable Care Act subsidies for the ninth time in the U.S. Senate. The expiration of those subsidies as part of Trump’s budget bill will result in insurance premiums increasing for Americans by 100%-150%. ACA subsidies help 583,000 Ohioans afford health insurance.

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