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Congressional District: MI-10
Who is on your side?
Democrat Carl Marlinga
Republican John James
| Democrat Carl Marlinga |
The Issue | Republican John James |
|---|---|---|
| Carl Marlinga supports efforts to help families when needed and expand child nutrition programs. | Food for Working Families: About 12 percent of people in this community struggle with being able to regularly access quality food for their families. | John James tried to block the American Rescue Plan, even though it expanded benefits that help feed working families and expanded school nutrition programs. |
| Carl Marlinga supports future efforts to renew expansion of the Child Tax Credit, to support working families. | The Expanded Child Tax Credit: Our community is full of families. In fact, 21 percent of our community’s residents are children. The expanded Child Tax Credit provided up to $3,600 per child, lifting millions of families out of poverty. | John James voted against expanding the Child Tax Credit. |
| Carl Marlinga supports ongoing measures to keep the cost of insulin and other health care costs capped for millions of Americans. | Making Insulin Cheaper: Our community struggles with higher than usual rates of diabetes. In fact, 11 percent of people here live with the condition. The Inflation Reduction Act capped the soaring price of insulin, a lifesaving medication for people with diabetes, at $35 a month. | John James tried to block the Inflation Reduction Act, which capped insulin costs to $35 a month for Medicare recipients. |