After 43 days, the Republican shutdown may be over, but this fight is far from finished. Republicans refused to come to the table to lower healthcare costs for American families, and that choice will have real consequences across the country. But rest assured, I will keep fighting to bring your costs down and protect the care you rely on.
While Republicans took a vacation, I stayed in Washington fighting to reopen the government and protect affordable healthcare for working people.
In my congressional district alone, more than 24,000 people are at risk of seeing their premiums skyrocket if we don’t extend the Affordable Care Act tax credits. Across New Jersey, healthcare premiums will rise by an average of 175 percent. That’s unacceptable to every hardworking American trying to make ends meet.