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Because of drastic cuts to Medicaid funding in the OBBB and the elimination of Affordable Care Act subsidies in 2026, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services projects that over 270,000 Wisconsin residents will lose their health insurance coverage , affecting families, seniors, children, and disabled individuals who rely on Medicaid. The OBBB eliminates premium tax credits for the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which will hike ACA premiums an average of at least 75% in 2026 , causing many self-employed people and middle-income Wisconsin residents to lose affordable insurance. In addition to loss of health coverage for thousands of low income people, and hugely increased premiums for middle-income people under the ACA, the OBBB will lead to the closure of rural hospitals and loss of providers in rural clinics - reducing access to health care for everyone, regardless of income . In Congress I will support: Protecting, expanding, and strengthening Medicare and Medicaid Reforming Medicare Advantage to address the more than $80 Billion dollars of overpayment to private insurers from taxpayers. Providing a public health care option available for everyone. Requiring Medicare to negotiate with drug makers to make prescription drugs affordable. Ensuring that mental health care is treated and prioritiz","source_url":"https://www.clarkforwi.com/issues/issue-2","source_date":"2026-07-21"},{"topic":"Economy","stance":"Rebuilding Our Rural Economy","detail":"Small businesses, tourism, recreation, and natural resources are the backbone of Northern Wisconsin’s economy. But the Trump administration has delivered a one-two economic punch to northern Wisconsin residents. First were the tax cuts for billionaires that will add $3.4 Trillion to our national debt, all paid for by slashing health care and other crucial programs. They're making life far more expensive for the people who can least afford it. Now we're facing an ever-changing tariff war that is raising costs for manufacturers and importers, badly hurting farmers who depend on overseas markets, and raising prices for food, clothing, and essentials for all of us. And with their votes and their refusal to assert their Constitutional duty, Republicans in Congress have supported all of it. \" style=\"width: 40%;\"> \" alt=\"\" align=\"right\" alignwidth=\"40\" src=\"https://run.imgix.net/f4e1e107-abb4-4f40-87fa-8787f2696112/b311f531-d260-4e0b-9995-61f65bf4ac5f/b311f531-d260-4e0b-9995-61f65bf4ac5f.png?ixlib=js-3.8.0&bri=0&con=14&sat=0&high=0&shad=0&usm=19&rect=0%2C0%2C1104%2C630&w=1500\" data-embed=\" \"> \"> Business owners can’t make crucial new investments when the government is changing the rules and the financial playing field on a daily basis, and they can’t thrive when residents can no longer afford their products and services. In Congress I will Support: Restoring economic stability by ending the senseless tariff wars, restoring trading partnerships with our allies, and developing a fair trade policy that encourages and promotes more jobs to stay in Wisconsin. Long-overdue tax reform that claws back 40 years of tax giveaways to the wealthiest Americans and our most profitable corporations. In the process we will reduce our national debt and help secure the future of lifeline programs like Social Security and Medicare. Investing more in the small and medium sized businesses that contribute the largest share to rural employment. Instead of handouts to billionaires, let's invest in","source_url":"https://www.clarkforwi.com/issues/issue-1","source_date":"2026-07-21"},{"topic":"Immigration","stance":"Border Safety and Immigration","detail":"America is a nation of immigrants and throughout our history immigrants have added important benefits to our economy and to our culture. There is no question we need a secure border, and we need to actively prosecute and deport criminals. We also need to guarantee the rights of law-abiding people who are in this country legally, and we need a rational policy for guest workers that allows the legal immigration needed to fill the demand generated by American farms and businesses. \" style=\"width: 45%;\"> \" alt=\"\" align=\"left\" alignwidth=\"45\" src=\"https://run.imgix.net/f4e1e107-abb4-4f40-87fa-8787f2696112/0ceb6deb-c36b-4ba8-86da-c4d1450d92c5/0ceb6deb-c36b-4ba8-86da-c4d1450d92c5.png?ixlib=js-3.8.0&bri=0&con=12&sat=0&high=0&shad=0&usm=20&rect=0%2C0%2C1104%2C630&w=1500\" data-embed=\" \"> \"> As a result of the Trump Administration’s anti-immigrant agenda, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency (ICE) will triple in size and is building a detention system larger than the U.S. Bureau of Prisons. The White House quota-driven deportation program has resulted in large numbers of legal immigrants, legal visa holders, and even American citizens, being seized in public without warrants by people in masks without uniforms, who are being detained or deported while being denied any of the due process guaranteed by our Constitution. These unconstitutional actions are not making America safer, they are terrorizing citizens and non-citizens in every community in America. In Congress I will support: Requiring federal law enforcement officers to wear their uniforms and show their faces. Focusing immigration enforcement on keeping violent criminals off of our streets, not harassing legal immigrants while executing mass, quota-driven deportations. Securing the border with better technology, ensuring safe and humane treatment for every person apprehended at the border, and investing in modernized ports of entry. Reforming our guest worker programs so that farms, manufacturers, and service","source_url":"https://www.clarkforwi.com/issues/safety-at-the-border-and-immigration-policy","source_date":"2026-07-21"},{"topic":"Technology","stance":"Making Artificial Intelligence Work For Us","detail":"Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the technology that drives it has tremendous potential to remake and improve many aspects of our society and our lives. But without adequate guardrails, AI also creates huge new risks for all of us. We can only capture the opportunities and benefits of AI with effective government oversight and that needs to happen now. AI is a powerful tool for productivity, however use of AI is already causing job losses in the information and tech sectors and the scale of those losses are expected to accelerate in the next few years, possibly dramatically. Unrestrained use of AI opens the door to risks for misinformation that would be disruptive to our elections and politics, that would allow for new forms of fraud and theft, and that could corrupt almost any form of digital communications. Unregulated access to AI re-wires the brains of users, which can be especially damaging for young people still developing communication and reasoning skills. The AI tech billionaires who attend Met Galas and are funding the White House Ballroom are the same people fighting to keep Congress from putting any meaningful oversight of their business. Congress needs to lead today to make sure the innovations spurred by AI don’t simply roll over families, workers, and our democracy. In Congress I will support: Passing a National Data Privacy law with clear data ownership standards and prevent AI companies from selling personal data. Promoting and requiring use of open source data standards that positively identify when any written, visual, or audio content is AI generated. Protecting kids and students by requiring age verification, parental consent, controls on AI in classrooms, and stiff penalties and enforcement for AI used in child pornography. Requiring independent safety testing and mandatory cyber-security for powerful AI models, and creating restrictions on AI model use and mandatory reporting for cybersecurity incidents. Establishing a federal agency dedicated","source_url":"https://www.clarkforwi.com/issues/making-artificial-intelligence-work-for-us","source_date":"2026-07-21"},{"topic":"Healthcare","stance":"doctors, and I have consistently supported funding and access to a full range of reproductive health care for women of all ages including contraception. 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The fact is that Republicans and Democrats in","source_url":"https://www.clarkforwi.com/issues","source_date":"2026-07-16"},{"topic":"Education","stance":"keep up. In the last 50 years the costs of housing, healthcare, childcare, transportation, and college or post-high school education have all risen dramatically faster than wages. The fact is that Rep","detail":"keep up. In the last 50 years the costs of housing, healthcare, childcare, transportation, and college or post-high school education have all risen dramatically faster than wages. The fact is that Republicans and Democrats in Congress both share responsibility for 50 years of affordability failure. View more Health Care for Everyone There is no reason the wealthiest country in the world should live with the most expensive health care in the world, that leaves millions without coverage, while insurance companies reap record profits. We CAN do better and we have to. 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View more Health Care for Everyone There is no reason the wealthiest country in the world should live with the most expensive health care in the world, that leaves millions without coverage, while insurance companies reap record profits. 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