Arizonense Reacciona al Discurso del Estado de la Unión en Español

TUCSON — Gaby Rodriguez, una residente del sur de Arizona, publicó el siguiente video como reacción al discurso del estado de la Unión por el presidente Biden y animó que el congresista Juan Ciscomani, quien dió la reacción del discurso hace un año, apoye a las prioridades del presidente, incluyendo su llamado al Congreso que expandan unas disposiciones más importantes de la Ley de Reducción de la Inflación:

Respuesta de Honest Arizona al Estado de la Unión con Gaby

Durante su discurso anoche, el presidente Biden les urgió a los congresistas que expandieran la Ley de Reducción de la Inflación para que Medicare pueda negociar el precio de 500 más drogas farmacéuticas. También, el presidente le pidió al Congreso que hiciera permanente su expansión los subsidios que reducen el costo de cobertura de salud con acuerdo con la Ley de Cuidado de Salud a Bajo Precio.

Translation:

My name is Gaby Rodriguez-Clark and I live in Southern Arizona.

President Biden just laid out his vision for the US in his State of the Union address and he outlined how his leadership has already made such a difference in Arizona. Most notably, President Biden's leadership in passing the Inflation Reduction Act is a game-changer for Arizonans.

We need to expand on the Inflation Reduction Act that already does so much. The Inflation Reduction Act empowers Medicare to negotiate lower drug prices, a move that directly benefits not only seniors but also individuals like me who have struggled with the rising costs of essential medications. The Inflation Reduction Act will cap out-of-pocket prescription drug costs at $2,000 for the 1.1 million Arizona Medicare Part D beneficiaries, including the estimated 32,000 Arizonans who pay more than $2,000 a year for their prescriptions, and caps the out-of-pocket monthly cost of insulin at $35 for Medicare beneficiaries. Over 28,000 Arizona seniors who need insulin will save an estimated $510/year on insulin cost savings thanks to the $35 cap.

The law also ensures the IRS has the capacity to go after wealthy tax cheats who often use complicated tax filings to avoid paying their fair share. 

Unfortunately, our local Congressman Juan Ciscomani has come out against the Inflation Reduction Act and he's taken votes that would weaken the law's power. His first vote in Congress was to shield wealthy tax cheats from scrutiny, which he's shown time and time again is one of his top voting priorities in Congress.

Last night, the President asked Congress to expand the Inflation Reduction Act to keep lowering health care costs by giving Medicare the power to negotiate lower prices for even more prescriptions and make permanent provisions that help Arizonans’ afford health insurance. I hope that Congressman Ciscomani will stand up for his constituents and support President Biden’s plan to keep lowering our health care costs. 

The President's agenda, including the CHIPS Act and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, is already making such a difference in Arizona by creating jobs, lowering costs, and revitalizing American manufacturing. Thanks in large part to the new laws like these enacted by the President, American Battery Factory just broke ground here in southern Arizona and other high-tech companies are opening up shop in Arizona to take advantage of the clean energy boom. The Inflation Reduction Act, created over 14,000 jobs in Arizona, will save the average family $1,000 a year on their energy bills

President Biden's State of the Union address outlined a vision for Arizona and America's future. Congressman Juan Ciscomani needs to support the Inflation Reduction Act and support its expansion and start backing other policies that lower costs for his constituents.

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