WASHINGTON, July 1 -- Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand issued the following press release:

Today, as roughly 450,000 low- and middle-income New Yorkers lose their affordable health care coverage (https://pix11.com/news/local-news/affordable-health-plan-to-end-for-450000-new-yorkers-what-to-know/) thanks to President Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill," U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand released the following statement:

"Donald Trump and Republicans chose to give billionaires tax cuts and launch reckless wars overseas instead of lowering healthcare costs for New York families. The consequences have been dire - nearly half a million New Yorkers now must worry about how they can afford to take their child to the doctor or get their medication. While Trump and...