Hickenlooper Statement on NO Vote on Republican CR Deal

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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