WASHINGTON, DC – Today, U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen (D-NV) released the following statement in response to Governor Joe Lombardo’s letter about the Republican government shutdown. Senator Rosen has repeatedly voted in favor of legislation to reopen the government and address the looming spike in health care costs ahead of open enrollment on November 1st. A recent analysis by the nonpartisan Kaiser Family Foundation showed that health care premiums for hardworking families would more than double if the Affordable Care Act’s (ACA) enhanced premium tax credits are not extended this year. In Nevada, nearly 95,000 people directly benefit from these tax credits.
“I want this government shutdown to end, which is why I urge Governor Lombardo to push Donald Trump and his own party in Washington to work in a bipartisan way to reopen the government and prevent a massive spike in health care costs for Nevadans,” said Senator Rosen. “Republicans control Congress and the White House, and if they fail to extend the Affordable Care Act’s enhanced premium tax credits, nearly 40,000 Nevadans are projected to lose their health coverage and every Nevada family will see costs go up. With open enrollment starting next week, we’re running out of time and we need the Governor to stand up to his own party to protect Nevadans’ ability to see a doctor without breaking the bank.”
Senator Rosen recently hosted a virtual roundtable with Nevadans who rely on the Affordable Care Act’s enhanced premium tax credits to afford their health coverage. Earlier this year, Senator Rosen helped introduce the Health Care Affordability Act to make the ACA’s enhanced premium tax credits permanent — ensuring that Nevada families can continue to afford coverage. She also traveled up and down the state, meeting with hospital staff to discuss Washington Republicans’ extreme cuts to Medicaid and her legislation to reverse these cuts.
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