The Peru Gazette

From the office of Congressional candidate Tedra Cobb  

            On Monday, Tedra Cobb released information regarding the premium increases she and her family face as a result of policy decisions being made in Washington. Today, she is releasing the letter sent to the family regarding the increase. According to the document, the reasons further increases are necessary are “the removal of the Individual Mandate Penalty, the de-funding of Cost Share Reductions, the moratorium of the Health Insurance Provider Fee, and changes to the Risk Adjustment programs.”

Said Cobb on the release: “I wanted everyone to see what we’re facing and make it clear that Washington is behind the increases in people’s premiums this year. When you have a government that is actively hurting its citizens, it’s time to make a change.”  Cobb cautioned that wasn’t defending corporate interests: “Trust me, I’m not on the insurance company’s side on this. We need to do more to reign them in as well, and that certainly won’t happen with Elise Stefanik, who has taken $56,000 from insurance company PACs.” (https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/summary?cid=N00035523)           

Cobb further blasted Washington policies. Citing a report from Institute of and Economic Policy, Cobb noted that, aside from the richest 5% of New Yorkers, a policy increase of $2600 like the one Cobb faces would wipe out any benefit from the tax legislation that passed last year. “What’s going on is a transfer of wealth from working people to insurance companies, and taxpayers will be forced pick up the tab when the national debt comes due – so working people get hit twice. Elise Stefanik and our present Congress have put us in this situation. In November, we’re going to vote them out.”

Cobb faces 4 opponents in the June 26^th Democratic primary.