DeLauro Statement on Senate Action on Republican Health Care Crisis

Today, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03) released a statement after Senate Republicans blocked a proposal that would provide a three year extension of expiring enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies that help millions of Americans keep their health care costs down:

"I am angered that only four Senate Republicans had the basic decency to join all Senate Democrats in advancing a three year-extension of the Affordable Care Act subsidies. Republicans manufactured this crisis from the start and now, they have made clear they have no intention of ending it or preventing premium costs from skyrocketing for 26 million Americans next year. Millions more will lose their coverage entirely.

"President Trump promised he would bring down costs on Day One. Americans are still living through an affordability crisis which he dismisses as a hoax. This crisis has only been made worse by President Trump and Congressional Republicans failure to do anything to bring down the high cost of living. All the while, he and his billionaire friends use the government like their own personal ATM.

"The American people will hold lawmakers who failed to end this crisis accountable."