Video: New ad argues: “Tim Kaine is working to lower costs for Virginians, while Hung Cao would raise costs for hardworking Virginia families”

The ad highlights how Tim Kaine is putting more room in the budgets of Virginia families so they can keep their hard-earned money, while Hung Cao has called out Florida Senator Rick Scott’s plan to put Social Security and Medicare on the chopping block and to increase taxes on Virginia. families and small businesses, ‘perfect’.

“Virginians deserve a Senator like Tim Kaine, who has been deeply focused on reducing costs for Virginia families, including lowering prescription drug costs and lowering taxes for working families in the U.S. Senate. ” said Michael Beyer, Kaine’s communications director for Virginia. “The contrast in this race couldn’t be clearer: Tim Kaine is working to lower costs for Virginians, while Hung Cao wants to raise costs for hardworking Virginia families.”

Watch the ad here and see a full transcript below:

• VO: The radical plan that would make life in Virginia more expensive?
• News reporter: That would raise taxes on half of Americans and possibly end programs like Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security.
• VO: Hung Cao supports it.
• Hung Cao: I mean, it was perfect…I couldn’t have asked for anything better.
• Senator Tim Kaine: I passed a law that will lower drug prices because too many Virginians are being squeezed.
• And I’m fighting to lower child care and college costs while lowering taxes for Virginia families.
• If you work hard, you deserve to get ahead.