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December 01, 2025
Congressman Auchincloss introduces the Education Not Endless Scrolling Act to impose a digital ad tax on Big Tech to fund trades education and promote one-on-one tutoring
This week, U.S. Representative Jake Auchincloss (D, MA-04) introduced the Education Not Endless Scrolling Act, which would impose a 50% excise tax on digital advertising revenue above $2.5 billion, taxing the trillion-dollar social media corporations and directing those funds to one-on-one tutoring, vocational-technical schools, and local journalism. Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander (D, NH-02) is an original co-sponsor of this bill. The United States faces an information crisis. Big Tech has ero… Continue Reading
November 21, 2025Congressman Jake Auchincloss Introduces ACA Copay Cost and Affordability for Patients (CAP) Act
— Yesterday, Congressman Jake Auchincloss (D-MA) introduced the ACA Copay Cost and Affordability for Patients (CAP) Act to limit annual prescription drug cost-sharing for patients enrolled in health insurance plans through the ACA Marketplaces. Millions of Americans with ACA Marketplace coverage struggle to afford necessary medications, often facing thousands of dollars in out-of-pocket costs before reaching their plan’s maximum limit. A 2025 analysis by No Patient Left Behind found that health … Continue Reading
October 31, 2025Auchincloss and Schiff Probe Top RFK Jr. Advisor Calley Means
— Today, Congressman Jake Auchincloss (D-MA) and Senator Adam Schiff (D-CA) sent a letter to White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., demanding answers about potential conflicts of interest regarding former special government employee (SGE) Calley Means. Means served as a White House Advisor to the HHS Secretary and publicly touted his role as a leading policymaker behind the Trump administration’s “Make America Hea… Continue Reading
In The News
December 01, 2025
Lawmakers Unveil New Bills to Curb Big Tech’s Power and Profit
Rep. Jake Auchincloss, a Massachusetts Democrat and longtime critic of Big Tech, introduced a package of three bills on Monday designed to tighten oversight of social media platforms, expand safeguards for children, and tax advertising revenue from major tech companies to fund education initiatives. “These social media corporations are the most wealthy, most powerful corporations in the history of the world,” Auchincloss told TIME. “I believe they have been corroding our civil discourse, they’v… Continue Reading
November 24, 2025Auchincloss’s new bill would cap annual drug costs for ACA patients
As the fate of Affordable Care Act subsidies lingers in a legislative limbo, U.S. Rep. Jake Auchincloss, D-Newton, is hoping to protect patients from a price surge on prescription drugs. On Friday, Auchincloss introduced the ACA Copay Cost and Affordability for Patients (CAP) Act aimed at limiting annual prescription drug cost-sharing for people in ACA Marketplace health insurance plans. “Insurance doesn’t work if the co-pays and deductibles are unaffordable,” Auchincloss wrote in a statement … Continue Reading
November 22, 2025Cong Auchincloss Offers Health Cost Measure
Franklin's Congressman Jake Auchincloss (D-MA) introduced the ACA Copay Cost and Affordability for Patients (CAP) Act this week to limit annual prescription drug cost-sharing for patients enrolled in health insurance plans through the ACA Marketplaces. According to a press statement from his office, millions of Americans with ACA Marketplace coverage struggle to afford necessary medications, often facing thousands of dollars in out-of-pocket costs before reaching their plan’s maximum limit. A 2… Continue Reading