Vice President Vance slammed Rep. Emilia Sykes (D-Ohio) during a stop in her district on Monday touting President Trump’s legislative agenda.
“You know who we do not have in the house right now? We do not have Congresswoman Emilia Sykes,” Vance said, speaking in Canton, Ohio.
“You know why she’s not here today? Because she’s not celebrating no taxes on tips. She’s not celebrating no taxes on overtime. She’s not celebrating the highest take-home pay in years because she fought us every step of the way on the big, beautiful bill,” he continued.
Vance went on to say he would not criticize Sykes for disagreeing with Republicans but questioned why she did not work with Republicans on the legislation.
“If you disagreed with it, the Oval Office is always open to anybody, Democrat or Republican, who wants to cut a deal on behalf of the American people,” he said.
Sykes is facing a contentious reelection bid in Ohio’s 13th Congressional District, which the nonpartisan Cook Political Report rates as a “toss-up.”
Vance also hit Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-Oh.), who represents the state’s 9th Congressional District in the Toledo area. Kaptur’s district is also considered a toss-up.
“I guess her district is in northwestern Ohio, but you’ve got a lot of manufacturing and a lot of manufacturing workers in northwestern Ohio who would have benefitted from her ‘yes’ vote,” he said, referring to Kaptur’s vote against Trump’s legislative agenda.
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) slammed Vance in a prior to his remarks.
“JD Vance’s visit to OH-13 is another desperate attempt to lie to Ohioans about the devastating impact the Big, Ugly Law will have on working families, because Washington Republicans can’t defend their record of slashing Medicaid to give handouts to billionaires – but they can’t deceive Northeast Ohioans who know that Congresswoman Emilia Sykes has always put her community first,” said DCCC spokesperson Katie Smith.
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