Congressman Ivey Provides Statement on Senate Vote

WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Glenn Ivey (MD-04) released the following statement in response to yesterday’s Senate vote:

Throughout this government shutdown, I have been fighting alongside House Democrats for a simple goal—to cancel cuts, lower costs, and save healthcare. Federal workers have continued to keep our government running, even as their paychecks are frozen and their benefits are threatened. The shutdown has already stretched federal workers and their families to the breaking point, and now, countless Americans are being hit again by skyrocketing health care costs.

House Democrats have fought tooth and nail to keep health care affordable for working families. For weeks, we’ve pushed to extend the Affordable Care Act tax credits, the very lifeline that helps millions of Americans, including thousands of my constituents, see a doctor and keep their coverage.

Now, Senate Republicans are ready to walk away and send us a bill that lets those credits expire. That means higher costs, fewer doctor visits, and more families forced to choose between medicine and rent. It’s cruel, it’s reckless, and it’s a crisis entirely of their own making.

Let’s be clear: the cost of living is already too expensive. We will not back a bill that makes health care harder to afford or puts profits over people.

Donald Trump and the Republican Party created this mess, and the American people won’t forget who’s responsible. I will keep fighting with my fellow House Democrats, ready to negotiate a deal that will reopen the government, bring down costs, and make sure every family, and every federal worker, gets the care and security they deserve.

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