Democrats love this line: “You shouldn’t have to choose between health care and groceries.”
This week, Rep.Susie Lee (D-NV) rolled it out again, telling Nevadans she’s “fighting to make health care affordable and accessible.”
You should not have to choose between affording health care and groceries. I’m fighting to make health care affordable and accessible for Nevadans.
— Susie Lee (@SusieLeeNV) February 23, 2026
Sounds caring. Sounds kind. Too bad it falls apart the moment you check the receipts.
Lee wants you to believe she’s standing between Nevada families and sky-high medical bills. That she’s battling Big Everything so you can afford both insulin and eggs.
But here’s the problem: She voted for the very policies that made everything more expensive.
Health care. Food. Gas. Rent. All of it. That’s not conservative spin. That’s math.
After Democrats took control of Washington in 2021, inflation exploded. At its peak, it hit over 9 percent, the highest in 40 years.
Why? Because Congress, including Susie Lee, rammed through trillions in new spending.
The so-called American Rescue Plan alone dumped $1.9 trillion into an economy already overheating.
Even liberal economists later admitted it poured gasoline on the inflation fire. More dollars chasing the same goods equals higher prices.
That’s Econ 101.
Grocery bills jumped. Insurance premiums rose. Hospital costs climbed. Prescription drugs didn’t get cheaper.
Yet Lee voted yes anyway. Then she turns around and tells you she’s fighting for affordability.
That’s like setting your kitchen on fire and offering to sell you a smoke alarm.
Democrats point to the Affordable Care Act and say it “expanded access.”
Sure. More people got coverage. But here’s what they leave out.
Premiums in Nevada’s individual market more than doubled after Obamacare kicked in. Deductibles skyrocketed.
Many families now pay thousands out of pocket before insurance even helps.
So yes, you got a card in your wallet. But good luck using it. That’s not affordable. That’s a coupon with a trapdoor.
And while Lee talks about “access,” Nevada still faces doctor shortages, long ER wait times, and rural counties where specialty care means a road trip.
Government didn’t fix that. It buried it in paperwork.
Ask any mom in Clark County buying groceries for three kids. Ask seniors in Washoe County choosing between prescriptions and power bills.
Ask small business owners trying to cover employees while their own premiums climb.
Nevadans don’t need a press release to know something’s broken.
They see it at Smith’s. They feel it at the pharmacy counter. They live it when rent comes due.
And it didn’t happen by accident.
It happened because Democrats, including Susie Lee, backed massive spending, heavier regulation, and federal micromanagement of health care.
Here’s the conservative answer: Less government. More competition.
Let people buy insurance across state lines. Cut red tape that strangles small clinics. Expand health savings accounts. Lower taxes so families keep more of their own money.
Stop flooding the economy with borrowed cash. Put doctors back in charge of medicine, not bureaucrats in DC.
That’s how prices come down. That’s how access improves. That’s how you stop forcing families into fake choices.
Susie Lee says you shouldn’t have to choose between health care and groceries.
She’s right. But she’s also part of the reason you do. Her votes helped drive inflation. Her party’s policies jacked up costs.
Now she’s selling sympathy like it’s a solution.
So here’s the real question for Nevada voters: If Susie Lee created the problem, why would you trust her to fix it?
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