Robin Kelly
09/30/2025 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 09/30/2025 17:35
Rep. Robin Kelly on Republican Shutdown
WASHINGTON - U.S. Rep. Robin Kelly (IL-02) stood up for Americans' healthcare at the Health Care Over Billionaires rally as Republicans march the government toward a shutdown.
"Republicans are in charge of the White House, the Senate, and the House - but they are nowhere to be seen to keep our government open. Democrats have repeatedly offered to negotiate in a bipartisan manner to keep the government open while lowering the cost of healthcare. President Trump and his Congressional Republicans gutted Medicaid by nearly $1 trillion in his Big, Ugly Law, and millions of more Americans will experience skyrocketing premiums due to their inaction. Healthcare is a right - not a privilege for the wealthy few and well-connected. I will always choose to fight for healthcare over billionaires every time."
In the Second Congressional District of Illinois, 15,000 people will experience healthcare premium increases due to expiring Affordable Care Act tax credits:
- For a family of four earning $64,000 a year, their annual premiums will increase by over $2,571.
- For a family of four earning almost $130,000 a year, their annual premiums will increase by $8,533.
- For a 60-year-old couple earning $82,800 a year, their annual premiums will increase by $16,637.
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