Luján Statement on Republicans Voting Against Keeping Health Care Costs Down for Millions of Americans

Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) issued the following statement after Senate Republicans voted against the Democratic proposal to extend the Affordable Care Act (ACA) premium tax credits that make health care affordable for families in New Mexico and people across the country:

“Just days before ACA tax credits are set to expire — and health care costs spike for Americans across the country — Republicans chose to ignore the affordability crisis they created.

“Senate Democrats offered a simple proposal that would have kept health care costs down for more than 20 million Americans: a clean, straightforward extension of the ACA tax credits. Instead of supporting hardworking families, Republicans voted against this commonsense solution, allowing health care costs to skyrocket when families are being crushed by the Republican affordability crisis.

“The reality is clear: Republicans are not serious about making health care more affordable. They offered no meaningful proposal to prevent these looming price hikes, and the President refuses to acknowledge the affordability crisis. Now, millions of Americans will see their premiums double or even triple because Republicans failed to act.

“New Mexico families should not be forced to pay the price for a crisis manufactured by Republicans. Democrats put forward a real plan to protect affordability, support rural hospitals, and maintain access to health care for millions of Americans. Republicans stood in the way, and now hardworking New Mexicans and Americans will pay the price.”

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