J.D. Vance’s Record Includes Drug Negotiation Support, Mixed Record On Medicare, Abortion

By Jessica Karins / July 15, 2024 at 6:03 PM
Republicans’ endorsement Monday (July 15) of first-term Ohio senator JD Vance to be former president Donald Trump’s running mate brings to the party’s ticket an often-controversial conservative firebrand who has a mixed record on health care and who previously supported Medicare drug negotiation and knocked Republicans for pushing Obamacare alternatives. Vice-presidential pick Vance, a former Trump critic, recently moderated his stance on abortion to match the former president’s. Vance was criticized during his Senate campaign for past writings that supported...


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