Tom Tiffanys Concepts of an Affordability Plan

MADISON, Wis. — Today, Tom Tiffany announced that he has a “plan” to fix the affordability crisis he created. Tiffany is responsible for enacting some of the highest cost-raising policies in American history—from voting for the economically devastating and chaotic tariff-tax trade policy which forces Wisconsinites to pay higher prices at the grocery store, to gutting ACA subsidies and Medicaid funding and kicking thousands off insurance, Tiffany consistently forces working Wisconsinites to pay a higher price tag.

“Tiffany has voted for every cost-raising, economy-crashing, anti-working Wisconsinite policy ever put before him. Tiffany doesn’t have a health care plan and he doesn’t have an affordability plan—just a government handout program for billionaires,” said Democratic Party of Wisconsin spokesperson Emily Stuckey. “Tom Tiffany is the reason working Wisconsinites are getting crushed by the GOP’s crashing economy while billionaires get handouts paid for with taxpayer dollars.”

In a press conference last year, Tom Tiffany admitted he does not have a health care plan. When asked why after 16 years Republicans don’t already have a plan to replace the ACA, Tiffany said “unfortunately, it has not been done.”

Let’s take a look at Tom Tiffany’s Affordability Plan:

• Vote for tariff taxes that are bankrupting farmers, crushing small businesses, killing manufacturing jobs and raising grocery prices:
  • Tiffany’s tariff taxes cost Wisconsin households $1000 last year.
  • Wisconsin lost thousands of manufacturing jobs since Trump took office.
  • Wisconsin farm bankruptcies ticked up 46% in 2025.
• Triple medical costs for Wisconsinites and kick thousands off insurance:
  • More than 17,000 fewer Wisconsinites signed up for the ACA in 2026 then in 2025.
  • Tiffany voted to ensure more than 20 million Wisconsinites now see an average premium increase of 114%.
  • In 2025, Tiffany cosponsored a bill to completely repeal the Inflation Reduction Act which capped out-of-pocket prescription drug copayments and saved Medicare subscribers up to an average of $2,500 per year in healthcare costs.
• Cut food assistance for working families:
  • Tom Tiffany voted for the Big Ugly Bill which he enthusiastically supported, saying it was a “game changer” for America. The bill was the largest cut to SNAP in the program’s history.
  • Over 700,000 Wisconsinites receive SNAP benefits—60% are households with children and 38% are households with at least one member that is elderly or disabled.
  • Tiffany has celebrated Ron Johnson’s attempts at greater cuts in the Big Ugly Bill, saying “Go, Ron, go” and that Republicans must “push every single opportunity” for cuts.

NOTE: This press release was submitted to Urban Milwaukee and was not written by an Urban Milwaukee writer. While it is believed to be reliable, Urban Milwaukee does not guarantee its accuracy or completeness.