\u201cThe numbers don\u2019t lie: Trump\u2019s first year back in office has been a complete disaster for Florida families. Trump broke his promise to lower costs on Day One and instead has made life far more expensive for Florida families,\u201d said Tim Hogan, the DNC\u2019s senior advisor for messaging, mobilization and strategy.<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause of Trump\u2019s Big Ugly Bill and failed economic policies, unemployment in Florida is up, families are paying $1,060<\/a>\u00a0more a year, and\u00a01,500,000<\/a>\u00a0Floridians will be kicked off their health care after Trump let premiums skyrocket. While Donald Trump may think affordability is a hoax, Florida families know better, which is why they are putting their trust in Democrats who will keep fighting to lower costs and protect health care.\u201d<\/p>\n A DNC study last week found Florida is one of 26 states where unemployment has risen since Trump took office, at a 0.7-percentage-point increase. The $1,060 figure is the approximate amount Florida households are losing through higher costs related to Trump\u2019s tariffs and his \u201cOne Big Beautiful Bill\u201d package, which the DNC and other Democratic groups have taken to calling the \u201cBig Ugly Bill.\u201d<\/p>\n The same study estimated that expiring premium tax credits under the Affordable Care Act would lead to 1.5 million Floridians losing health coverage, one of the highest numbers in the nation behind only California.<\/p>\n But the DNC\u2019s critique does not stop there. Democrats point to a Joint Economic Committee Minority report<\/a> this month finding that families paid $310 more for groceries during Trump\u2019s first year in office than they did in 2024.<\/p>\n The DNC\u2019s own study found that working American families have lost $585 to inflation and that nearly 4.5 million Floridians who rely on the Affordable Care Act\u2019s marketplace for health coverage are seeing premiums skyrocket, which the DNC attributes to Trump\u2019s refusal to extend tax credits. It\u2019s worth noting that while Trump opposed extending the credits, Congress declined to pass an extension.<\/p>\n Additionally, cuts under the One Big Beautiful Bill to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, colloquially known as food stamps, will mean more than 1.6 million Floridians lose some or all of their food benefits, according to the DNC analysis. The Harvard Kennedy School found that the legislation is cutting about $186 billion<\/a> from the program over 10 years, a 20% cut that is the largest in the program\u2019s history.<\/p>\n And what the DNC describes as failures seem to be also resonating with the American public, with new\u00a0polling<\/a>\u00a0on Trump\u2019s first year in office showing twice as many Americans say Trump is focused on the wrong priorities as the right ones. The AP-NORC poll also shows 60% of U.S. adults think Trump has done more to hurt than help the cost of living in his second term.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/PinpointAd_728x90.jpeg\")
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