WASHINGTON, June 29 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth issued the following press release:
Today, U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) shared data from the Joint Economic Committee (JEC) showing that the average Illinois household has paid more than $3,400 in higher costs because of President Trump's policies and war of choice in Iran. Despite numerous claims that the second Trump Administration would lower the cost of living for Americans, President Trump has focused his energy on slashing $1 trillion in Medicaid funds; pricing out Americans of their health insurance coverage by allowing the Affordable Care Act's enhanced premium tax credits to lapse; unleashing chaotic tariffs and instituting haphaz...