Washington, D.C. – Today, President Trump and Republicans insisted on shutting the government down rather than fixing a health care crisis they created. Costs are skyrocketing, rural hospitals are shutting down, and people are losing access to lifesaving coverage — and instead of putting a stop to it, Republicans have taken our government hostage. In response, Protect Our Care President Brad Woodhouse issued the following statement:
“Republicans ransacked American health care to provide tax breaks to billionaires and, rather than fixing the health care crisis that followed, they decided to shut down the government. They already owned a health care crisis and now they own a government shutdown. Good luck with all that.”