Republicans Are Already Hitting the Airwaves to Tout the Reconciliation Bill

In a $5 million ad buy, the American Action Network cheers on the bill’s tax cuts, while ignoring the Medicaid cuts.

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President Donald Trump gives a thumbs-up as he arrives at the White House. John McDonnell/AP

The nonprofit campaign group closely aligned with House Republican leaders is planning to hit the airwaves with a $5 million ad campaign touting the passage of President Donald Trump’s legislative package.

The American Action Network — the nonprofit arm of GOP leadership’s main super PAC, the Congressional Leadership Fund — will be going on air nationally starting Thursday with an ad titled “American Comeback.” The ad touts the tax cuts and border security provisions in the reconciliation bill and will go up across the country.

The districts include top Democratic targets for Republicans, such as Reps. Jared Golden and Marcy Kaptur, as well as vulnerable Republicans who voted for the bill, such as Reps. Jen Kiggans and Mike Lawler.