¶ How To Win Against Rhett Marques
Rhett Marques actively supports making life harder for Alabamians. He was “proud” of the “great job” Republicans in Congress did passing legislation that would kick 22,000 residents of his district off their healthcare. Marques also puts billionaires above his constituents when touted the bill cutting SNAP benefits from the 55,000 households in his district that relied on the program for groceries. Marques also touted tariffs that made life more expensive for Alabamians. Marques also touts bringing data centers to Alabama while being supported by a Big Tech super PAC. Rhett Marques is beholden to his donors and Alabamians deserve better.
¶ Marques Supporting Cutting Healthcare For Alabamians
- Marques said he was “proud” of the Big Beautiful Bill and said Republicans had done a “great job” on it. The bill would kick 17 million Americans off their health coverage including nearly 12 million on Medicaid. As a result of the bill that Marques touted, 22,000 Alabamians in the 2nd could lose their health coverage.
Message: Marques supported a bill that kicked Alabamians off their health coverage all to give billionaires a tax break.
¶ Marques Supported Cutting Food Assistance To Alabamians
- Marques was “proud” of the “Big Beautiful Bill” that contained the largest SNAP cuts in history. More than 55,000 households in Alabama’s 2nd Congressional District relied on SNAP to afford groceries.
Message: Marques supported a bill that cut food assistance that Alabamians needed to afford groceries.
¶ Marques Supported Price-Spiking Tariffs
- Marques supported costly tariffs that hurt Alabama’s aircraft and automobile industry alongside Alabama farmers.
Message: Marques supported Trump’s tariffs that hurt key Alabama industries.
¶ Marques Supported The Costly War In Iran
- Marques promised Alabamians the war in Iran would “quickly come to fruition” and supported the war as it raged on into late July. Alabamians were paying $52 more per month for gasoline after the war began.
- Marques acknowledged that Alabamians were facing higher prices, but blamed them on everything but the Iran War.
Message: Marques supported the costly war in Iran and refused to acknowledge it was responsible for higher prices.
¶ Marques Supported Unpopular Data Centers That Would Hurt Alabama
- Marques was against a moratorium on data centers and said “there’s plenty of places in Alabama for a data center” all while being supported by a pro-big tech super PAC. Alabamians in the 2nd district have protested against data centers they felt they had limited ability to stop.
Message: While being supported by a big-tech super PAC, Marques supported data centers that Alabamians opposed.
Marques Supported Cutting Healthcare For Alabamians
Marques Supported Cutting Food Assistance To Alabamians
Marques Supported Price-Hiking Tariffs
Marques Supported The Costly War In Iran