Senate Republicans just voted to let health care premiums skyrocket for more than 20 million Americans by an average of 114% after refusing to extend the enhanced Affordable Care Act premium tax credits, which are set to expire in just three weeks. 

Republicans have yet to come up with their own health care proposal that will actually lower health insurance premiums, with some Republicans expressing skepticism over the few proposals they have discussed. Democrats put forward a common-sense, clean extension of the ACA tax credits — which nearly 75% of Americans support — but Republicans have once again thrown everyday Americans under the bus to protect their billionaire tax cuts. 

In response, DNC Chair Ken Martin released the following statement: 

“To every Republican senator who voted to double health care costs for millions of Americans: Have you no shame? It’s been 15 years since the Affordable Care Act was passed, and not once have Republicans offered a viable alternative. Instead, their so-called ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’ eviscerated Medicaid and gave billionaires the largest tax break in U.S. history. Democrats believe that Americans deserve better, which is why we’ve been fighting for months to bring down costs, make health care more affordable, and extend the ACA tax credits. With premiums set to skyrocket for more than 20 million Americans in less than three weeks, it is a damning indictment of Senate Republicans that they overwhelmingly voted to keep costs high and price Americans out of health care. We won’t forget this shameful betrayal — and neither will voters next November.”

After making the biggest cut to Medicaid in history, Republicans remain hellbent on making health care even more expensive by refusing to extend the enhanced ACA tax credits. Trump hasn’t offered a single proposal that would meaningfully lower health care premiums. In a recent interview with POLITICO, when asked if he would extend the expiring tax credits, he simply said, “I don’t know.”

It’s no wonder Trump’s approval rating on health care is down to 30% as more and more Americans say they are worried about health care costs. Americans haven’t been this worried about rising health care costs since 2014, and a staggering 1 in 4 enrollees say they would “very likely” go without insurance entirely if premiums doubled.