Minnesota DFL Issues Statement on Drop in Insured Minnesotans

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Sept. 13 -- Minnesota's Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party issued the following statement by Chairman Ken Martin:

"President Trump and Republicans, like Jason Lewis and Erik Paulsen, have continued to sabotage the Affordable Care Act (ACA), driving up premiums and threatening access to care for people across the country. This effort is especially being felt in Minnesota as the number of Minnesotans without health insurance grew by 18,000.

"If Republicans maintain control of Congress, this number is just the tip of the iceberg of Minnesotans without health insurance. Republican leadership said repealing the Affordable Care Act is a top priority. If reelected, Lewis and Paulsen will continue to turn back the clock on health care.

"Make no mistake, your health care is on the ballot this election. Voters will choose between Republicans who are actively sabotaging health care, or Democrats, like Angie Craig and Dean Phillips, who will defend the ACA's pre-existing condition protections and ensure more Minnesotans have access to the health care they need."