Wisconsin Republican Senate candidate Eric Hovde says Republicans have a lot of work to do on health care policy.
Hovde said in an interview with Fox News Digital that medical care is extremely expensive in some parts of the Badger State, and in many areas it is difficult to even receive treatment.
“You know, the left loves promoting Obamacare and they think they own health care,” Hovde said. “I think it’s a mistake that Republicans haven’t talked about this since the passage of Obamacare because of the cost of health care, but more importantly than the cost, access to health care has decreased significantly.”
“Everyone struggles to access health care, especially in rural areas,” he added. “America’s health care system is broken, and Obamacare, the supposed solution, will only worsen costs and access.”
Wisconsin Republican Senate candidate Eric Hovde speaks at a rally hosted by former President Donald Trump on April 2, 2024 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
The issue became personal for Hovde after he was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis in his 20s.
“As someone who was diagnosed with MS at age 27, I believe on a personal level that we need reforms that provide patient-first solutions to increase price transparency, reduce costs, and improve access. I know that,” Hovde said.
Hovde said he plans to make health care a major priority of his campaign, but other issues facing Wisconsinites include economic instability, the crisis at the southern border and crime.
“I think the economy is the biggest issue,” he said. “I was talking to a young girl, 21 or 22 years old, and she looked at me and said, ‘I work two jobs. I work all the time, but I still have to live with my parents. Everything costs money.” So the biggest thing I always hear is the cost of everything and how expensive everything is. I guess.”
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“The border is a big issue. It’s impacting our state right now. People are very concerned about it. So I would say it’s a big issue as well,” he added.
The issues that matter most to each voter will depend on where they live in Wisconsin, Hovde suggested. “If you’re in Milwaukee, [it’s] It’s a crime,” he said.
“Here in Milwaukee, crime is a very prominent problem. Whereas here in the North Woods and the western part of the state, it’s primarily small, rural communities where the crime problem doesn’t exist.”
Hovde, who has repeatedly criticized career politicians who seek to serve special interests rather than voters, announced last month that he would donate his parliamentary fees to charity if elected later this year.
Hovde clearly distinguishes herself from her rival, Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin, who was first elected in 2012.
Regarding Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Hovde told Fox, “You can’t get two people more different.” (Eric Hovde Campaign)
“You can’t have two different people any more,” Hovde said.
“I have spent my life building companies in the private sector. I am a serial entrepreneur. I have created thousands of jobs through the various companies I have started and rebuilt. “I live in the world, I know what it’s like to have health insurance for myself, but more importantly, for hundreds of thousands of employees,” he said. said.
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“I understand how our globalized, financialized economy works. Sen. Baldwin has spent her entire life in politics, starting from the time she graduated from college. It’s home,” he added. “She graduated from college and ran for the Dane County Board of Supervisors, and from there she went on to college. [Wisconsin] state legislature. From there she moved on to Congress and is currently serving two terms in the Senate. She has never had surgery in the real world. She operates within a political bubble. She doesn’t know what the American middle class is really like, the struggles and problems they face. ”
Hovde referred to Baldwin’s voting record as “terrible” and said he voted “because of all this debt that fueled the inflation crisis.”
“She voted for President Biden on the border,” he added. “She supported the Iran deal that President Biden made with Iran. I mean, it’s crazy. It explodes on Obama, and then he doubles down on it, and she supports him.”
Hovde said Baldwin changes as each election cycle approaches. She “came back during the campaign and held these staged events and acted as if she were a moderate, and everyone in Washington knew she was the most progressive of all the members of the Senate.” I know I’m one of the liberals.”
Hovde has not yet received his party’s nomination for the Senate, but he received an extended endorsement from former President Donald Trump earlier this month.
Former President Donald Trump gave Hovde his “full and complete support” earlier this month. (Getty Images)
The former president, who was in Green Bay for a campaign rally, praised Hovde as “someone who’s doing very well” and was “almost even in the polls,” before going on to say “total and complete… “Support” was given.
“I have met Eric and studied Eric because we have to do it right. [He’s] “Eric, I fully and completely support you,” Trump said at the time. So please leave,” he said. And win. ”
Hovde said he is grateful for Trump’s support and compliments. “It helps Trump supporters. … It’s a positive thing,” he said.
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in wisconsin primary election Hovde is running against six other Republicans seeking the party’s nomination.
