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Dirty Derek's in so deep to them, he'd not only raise your premiums, he'd cut your Medicare.

Marcy Kaptur · A 30-second campaign television advertisement, "Works for Us," from Kaptur for OH CD-09, as catalogued by AdImpact · October 16, 2026 · U.S. Representative, Ohio's 9th District

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Checked against The ad's two on-screen sources for the line (the WTOL vote story and the KFF article of June 18, 2025), the enrolled text of H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (Secs. 71201-71203, the Medicare sections), and FactCheck.org's Oct. 16, 2026 review of this ad.

The records: Democratic Ads Exaggerate GOP Law's Impact on Medicare · How Will the One Big Beautiful Bill Act Affect the ACA, Medicaid, and the Uninsured Rate? · H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act (enrolled), Secs. 71201-71203

Context

The ad shows a "Cut Your Medicare" graphic with on-screen sources reading "How Our Lawmakers Voted on the 'One Big Beautiful Bill Act,'" (WTOL, July 3, 2025) and a KFF piece on the ACA, Medicaid and the uninsured rate (June 18, 2025). Merrin has not served in Congress.

Topics: Medicare, Health care.

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  1. Works for Us (Creative Alert) · AdImpact · 2026-10-16 · accessed 2026-10-19
  2. Democratic Ads Exaggerate GOP Law's Impact on Medicare · FactCheck.org · 2026-10-16 · accessed 2026-10-19
  3. How Will the One Big Beautiful Bill Act Affect the ACA, Medicaid, and the Uninsured Rate? · KFF · 2025-06-18 · accessed 2026-10-19
  4. H.R. 1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act (enrolled), Secs. 71201-71203 · U.S. Government Publishing Office · 2025-07-04 · accessed 2026-10-19

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