Latinos for Trump v. Sessions

Filing 1

COMPLAINT AND APPLICATION FOR INJUNCTIVE RELIEF ( Filing fee $ 402 receipt number 0542-14386818). No Summons requested at this time, filed by Latinos for Trump. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1 - List of State Governors and Secretaries of State, #2 Exhibit 2 - Cain Declaration 20210118, #3 Exhibit 3 - Global Risk Analysis: Special Report, #4 Exhibit 4-1, #5 Exhibit 4-2, #6 Exhibit 4-3, #7 Exhibit 4-4, #8 Exhibit 4-5, #9 Exhibit 4-6, #10 Exhibit 4-7, #11 Exhibit 4-8, #12 Exhibit 4-9, #13 Exhibit 4-10, #14 Exhibit 4-11, #15 Exhibit 4-12, #16 Exhibit 4-13, #17 Exhibit 4-14, #18 Exhibit 4-15, #19 Exhibit 4-16, #20 Exhibit 4-17, #21 Exhibit 4-18, #22 Exhibit 4-19, #23 Exhibit 4-20, #24 Exhibit 4-21, #25 Exhibit 4-22, #26 Exhibit 4-23, #27 Exhibit 4-24, #28 Exhibit 4-25)(Davis, Paul)

MESSAGING MEMO: Healthcare | 1 

Healthcare 
How we talk about it, what to do about it, and where we’re going with it. 

Coronavirus: 
Trump has failed to contain COVID-19 because he didn’t listen to experts, didn’t take it 
seriously, and didn’t have a plan. Now he wants to repeal health care for millions, including 
protections for millions of people with preexisting conditions, during a pandemic. 

We have surpassed 5 million cases and 200,000 deaths in the United States, but Trump still 
does not have a plan to contain the virus.  

The U.S. is less than 5% of the world’s population but over 20% of COVID-19 deaths.  

Trump still claims the virus will just “disappear,” has promoted unproven treatments 
instead of social distancing and masks, and has called for a slowdown in testing. 

Trump continues to try to repeal Obamacare, which provides health insurance to 20 million 
Americans. If he succeeds, insurance companies could reject coverage for up to 133 million 
Americans due to a preexisting condition -- all in the midst of a pandemic. 

Joe Biden and Kamala Harris want to build on Obamacare, expand affordable coverage, 
lower prescription drug costs and ensure a no-cost COVID vaccine. 

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Topline: 
Texas Democrats believe healthcare is a fundamental human right for all Texans, not a 
privilege reserved just for those able to afford it. ​The illness of a loved one should not 
jeopardize your career or bankrupt your family. Every Texan deserves affordable access to a 
doctor, no matter how much they make or where they’re from, period. 

The Problem:  
Texas is the uninsured capital of the nation​ - there are more people without coverage 
than anywhere in the nation.​ Too many people from marginalized communities suffer 
health outcomes worse than people of other states. Rural Texans have difficulty finding 
access to quality, affordable health care.  

Donald Trump and the Republican Party put life-saving care out of reach for millions 
who desperately need it.  

● Republicans have refused federal Medicaid expansion dollars and they have refused 
to address the healthcare coverage crisis in each of the past three legislative 
sessions.  
● 72% of Texas Democrats say we don’t talk enough about how Republicans in Austin 
and Washington are creating a healthcare system that only works for big insurance 
companies rather than making healthcare affordable for working people. 

The Solution: 
Ten years after its passage, Texas Republicans are still running with the priority of repealing 
the ACA and ​stripping healthcare away from 20 million people including 1,126,838 
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Texans​.​ Additionally, 400,000 Texas kids in over 50 counties could be dropped from the 
Children’s Health Insurance (CHIP) if it is not fully funded. Texas Democrats know we 
should build on the progress made by the Affordable Care Act, expand Medicaid 
immediately, pass paid sick leave, and work towards a universal, healthcare system for all.  

It’s time to tell our healthcare stories and demand real solutions. 

Message Box 
Us on Us 
● Healthcare is a fundamental human 
right 
● We should expand Medicaid 
immediately 
● We need paid sick leave now 
● We should build on the progress 
made with the ACA and take bold 
action towards a universal, Medicare 
for All system 
● Health insurance plans should 

Them on Them 
● End Obamacare - Repeal/Replace 
● The government needs to get out of 
the health insurance business 
● Let the private market work 
● Americans should have healthcare 
savings accounts and the freedom to 
choose  
● People should show personal 
responsibility 
● Everyone has access to healthcare 

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deliver quality care, not scams 

already (emergency room care) 

Us on Them 
Them on Us 
● Republicans are stripping healthcare 
● ACA regulation crushes jobs 
● Democrats want a socialist 
away from working Texans and their 
healthcare system 
families 
● Democrats only offer huge, 
● Republicans are only protecting the 
expensive handouts 
insurance companies 
● Democrats are giving benefits to 
● Republicans are sabotaging the 
“illegal immigrants” 
healthcare system 
● Republicans refuse to even take up 
the issue in the Legislature 
● Republican inaction is partly to 
blame for rural hospital closures 
around Texas 
● Relying on emergency room care is 
costly and not preventative, access 
to affordable care is critical  

Texas Democrats Polling Results: 
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By a fairly wide margin, Texas Democrats’ top two issues in statewide elections 
are health care and public education.  
38.2% of Texas Democrats believe Healthcare to be a top 4 issue in this 
statewide election.  
Almost half (45%) of Texas Democrats age 50-64 “Baby Boomers” believe healthcare 
to be the most important election in the statewide election. 
Texas Democrats that identify as white care about healthcare the most. 
○ Asian (25.7%) / Black (33.3%) / Hispanics (33.6%) / White (44.5%)  

Texans’ views on the future of healthcare are clear: 
● Texans​ hate Donald Trump’s sabotage of healthcare​ and​ ​prefer a universal health 
​
insurance program 
● The vast majority supports an​ expansion on the progress made by the Affordable 
​
Care Act​. 
● In 2018, over 1 million Texans,​ nearly 95% of the Texas Democratic electorate​, voted 
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for a new​ Texas Bill of Rights​ that declares healthcare a right, guaranteed by a 
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universal, quality Medicare-for-all system. 

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