LEADER JEFFRIES: “MILLIONS OF AMERICANS ARE ABOUT TO SEE THEIR HEALTHCARE COSTS DOUBLE, TRIPLE OR QUADRUPLE”

Today, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a press conference with Whip Katherine Clark, Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar and Members of House Democratic Leadership where he emphasized that the American people are about to experience dramatically increased premiums, co-pays and deductibles because of Republicans' refusal to fix their healthcare crisis and extend the Affordable Care Act tax credits.

LEADER JEFFRIES: We're on day eight of the Republican healthcare crisis, a crisis that has been visited upon the American people for months and is causing great devastation to working-class America, rural America, suburban America, small-town America, the heartland of America, urban America and Black and brown communities all throughout America. House Democrats are here at the Capitol on duty and ready to reopen the government and enact a spending agreement that actually meets the needs of the American people, while at the same time addresses the Republican healthcare crisis that is devastating the American people and is causing premiums, co-pays and deductibles to go up for tens of millions of Americans because of the Republican refusal to extend the Affordable Care Act tax credits.

We're asking everyday Americans from all across the country to share your story about the premium increases that you are experiencing with your Member of Congress, with your United States Senator and certainly with any of us. If you've received a letter, or when you receive a letter in the next few weeks, we want you to reach out to us and share that letter with us. You can do it at DemocraticLeader.House.Gov/ShareYourStory. That's DemocraticLeader.House.Gov/ShareYourStory. We are fighting for you. We know that because of the Republican healthcare crisis and their refusal to address the Affordable Care Act tax credits that are on the brink of expiring, that millions of Americans are about to see their healthcare costs double, triple or quadruple. And when you get that letter in the mail, share it with us. You can share it with us, as I indicated, and you can include a hashtag: #MyPremiumWent Up. My premium went up, and it's going up because of the continued Republican refusal to extend the Affordable Care Act tax credits.

Full press conference can be watched here.

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