WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal issued text of the following press release:
U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) released (https://www.blumenthal.senate.gov/newsroom/press/release/blumenthal-statement-on-republican-refusal-to-address-skyrocketing-healthcare-costs) the statement below after Senate Republicans blocked an effort to extend tax credits under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) which will force Americans across the country to pay significantly more in health insurance premiums:
"Today's failed vote to extend healthcare subsidies for millions of American families is devastating. People die when they can't afford health insurance. It is just wrong to force Americans already struggling with rising costs to bear the fina...