Kamlager-Dove Statement on Congressional Republicans’ Failure to Protect Health Care

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37) released the following statement after she voted against the continuing resolution that fails to protect health care:

"Nearly 58,000 of my constituents are on the verge of losing their health care because of Donald Trump and Congressional Republicans' relentless attacks on Medicaid, Medicare, and the Affordable Care Act. My position has never wavered: I will vote no on any funding bill that fails to address the health care crisis that Republican leaders have created.

This shutdown has been painful. In my district, lines for food banks wrap around the block and community health centers are making difficult choices to keep their doors open. Yet, every day of this shutdown, my office has been flooded with calls-from families at risk of losing both food assistance and Medi-Cal coverage-urging Democrats to hold the line.

While this is not the outcome we wanted, make no mistake: the fight is far from over. Americans now see more clearly than ever that every aspect of their life is more expensive under the Trump Administration. If their insurance premiums double on January 1st, they will know exactly who to blame. And by repeatedly trying to withhold SNAP benefits, Donald Trump has shown the country exactly who he is: a president who would rather make families suffer than govern in good faith.

We will continue to press Trump and Republicans to protect health care for millions of Americans. We will continue to stand up to the lawlessness of this Administration. I will not back down because the health, dignity, and lives of my constituents are at stake."

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