WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper released the following statement:
“Coloradans want lower costs and affordable health care. Today’s bills failed to address skyrocketing health care premiums caused by the Republican “Big Bad Bill.” So I voted NO.
“Every Senate Democrat believes every American should have health care, but Republicans refused to come to the table and work to tackle the health care crisis.
“We will continue to fight every day for universal health care until every American has coverage.”
Republicans control the White House and both chambers of Congress. The U.S. government has been shut down since October 1st. During the shutdown, the White House has cut food assistance for needy families, blocked solutions for air travel disruptions, fired federal employees, and let the House of Representatives take a weeks-long paid vacation to avoid the release of the Epstein Files.
Hickenlooper has been outspoken since before the government shutdown that Republicans need to address the health care crisis they created. Premiums for nearly 225,000 Coloradans will at least double next year unless Republicans work with Democrats to extend the Affordable Care Act’s enhanced premium tax credits. In July, Congressional Republicans passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which cuts $1 trillion from Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act to pay for huge tax cuts for the richest Americans and largest corporations. An estimated 15 million Americans – and 241,000 Coloradans – will lose their health care because of Republicans’ funding cuts.
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