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America Action Network (AAN), a conservative nonprofit advocacy group associated with House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., has surpassed $37 million in messaging on cost-of-living issues, according to its leadership.
“Thecost of livingis the No.1 issue on the minds of working families right now.American Action Network invested $37 million, highlighting how conservative policies deliver real relief,” Chris Winkelman, AAN�
The renewed spending further solidifiesaffordability as a key issuethat is expected to play a pivotal role in the 2026 midterms.
While inflation has risen in recent months, AAN believesRepublicanscan continue to press the affordability message as an effective way to reach voters and have highlighted the issue in several ads, narrowing in on the work Republicans have done through Trump’s signature One Big Beautiful Bill.
PENCE LAUNCHES GOP MESSAGING BLITZ ON ‘ONE BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL’ AHEAD OF MIDTERMS

President Donald Trump arrives at Joint Base Andrews, Md., on Air Force One on May 15, 2026, returning from Beijing where he met with China’s President Xi Jinping.(Mark Schiefelbein/AP)
The group has been advancingmessaging on the billsince it was passed in July 2025.
“The American comeback is here.President Trump andHouse Republicans are deliveringfor the American people, keeping their promises and delivering the change they demanded.Giving working families the tax cut ever, cutting taxes on tips and overtime and strengthening our border,” an ad states.
“It’s a new America.”
A recentDemocrats have also targeted affordability, pointing to PresidentDonald Trump’s promises of lowering everyday costs that have run into hurdles amid the fallout of the war in Iran and higher gas prices.Inflation rose 4.2% in May,according tothe Bureau of Labor Statistics, a data point House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., has repeatedly pointed out.
GAS SURGE TIED TO IRAN CONFLICT HITS SWING STATES, TESTING TRUMP’S LOW-PRICE PITCH

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries speaks at a news conference on Department of Homeland Security funding at the U.S.Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Feb.4, 2026.(Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
“Inflation just hit a 3-year high, gas prices are out of control and life under Donald Trump is unaffordable,” Jeffries said in a recentpost to X.
Even so, AAN and other Republican groups have blastedDemocrats for opposing relief measuresincluded in the Big Beautiful Bill, noting that, if successful, their opposition would have likely led to widespread tax increases.
That’s the view of Richard Hudson, the chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC).
“House Democrats continue proving they’re out of touch with the concerns of everyday Americans.Republicans are focused on affordability, public safety and securing the border, while Democrats remain captive to the far-left agenda that’s failing working families,” Hudson said.
In one $3 millionad blitz in Florida, Virginia’s 2nd Congressional District and Washington State, AAN slammed Democrats in those areas.
“Marie Gluesenkamp Perez must have a short memory.She clearly forgot about us when she voted for the largesttax hikein American history.Perez voted against giving more money to hardworking Washington families,” the ad states in one example.
VULNERABLE DEMOCRATS HAMMERED WITH SCATHING AD HANDCUFFING THEM TO MAMDANI, JEFFRIES

A man shops in a supermarket while checking his phone for low prices amid inflation.(iStock)
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The group hinted that, even with the $37 million that’s already been spent, its efforts aren’t finished.
“Keep an eye out — we have much more to come later this summer,” Winkelman said.
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