AJC: “Our inboxes are clogged with notices about news conferences, Zoom calls and roundtables from Democrats wanting to talk about health care.”
As Republicans keep the government shut down and refuse to negotiate on extending critical ACA tax credits for 1.4 million Georgians, the AJC highlighted how Georgia Democrats are working to “flood the zone” to uplift hardworking Georgians who could be impacted the most if Congress does not act.
In a press call on Wednesday, Sheri Cook, Valerie Holt, and Teresa Acosta shared the details of how they, their families, and other Georgians on ACA Marketplace plans would be affected by losing tax credits and called out GOP U.S. Senate candidates Rep. Buddy Carter, Rep. Mike Collins, and Derek Dooley for their agenda of ripping away health care from Georgians.
As of today, Georgia House Republicans haven’t bothered coming to work in three weeks to re-open to government.
AJC: Flood the Zone
By Greg Bluestein, Tia Mitchell, Patricia Murphy, and Adam Beam | October 10, 2025
- President Donald Trump used a “flood the zone” strategy in the first few weeks of his second term to keep his opponents off balance. Now, Democrats appear to be adopting a similar strategy during the government shutdown.
- Our inboxes are clogged with notices about news conferences, Zoom calls and roundtables from Democrats wanting to talk about health care. Just this week:
- The Democratic Party of Georgia held a press call to highlight two Georgia women who are only able to afford health insurance because of the subsidies that are set to expire.
- But one perspective stood out to us. Teresa Acosta, a single mom of three who participated in the Democratic Party’s press call, said any significant increase to her premiums would make caring for her diabetic son nearly impossible.
- “I would have to choose,” she said. “Are we homeless or do we have health insurance? Do I feed my kids or do we have health insurance? Do I get my son’s insulin or not?”