DUCKWORTH SLAMS SENATE REPUBLICANS AFTER THEY PASS UP LAST CHANCE TO SAVE THE ACA TAX CREDITS THAT MILLIONS DEPEND ON

The following information was released by Illinois Senator Tammy Duckworth:

U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) issued the following statement after Senate Republicans voted to block an extension of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credit enhancements that millions of Americans depend on to afford health insurance:

"Today, my Republican colleagues had a simple choice: vote yes with Democrats to help us stop health care premiums from skyrocketing or vote no and abandon their own constituents, who could be priced out of health insurance altogether."

"After forcing Americans through the longest shutdown in our nation's history to avoid dealing with this, Republicans now own the healthcare crisis to come. Millions of middle-class Americans will soon feel the pain caused by this vote in their own walletswith the highest insurance premium spikes set to hit people in red states the hardest."

"Today's vote was Republicans' last chance to do right by families and help extend the ACA tax credits before they expire. We could've stopped millions of families from the pain of paying thousands of dollars extra per month for health insuranceor losing their health care completely, but Republicans chose to do nothing. This should've been a no-brainer."