Chuck Schumer: “this weekend, Americans face a healthcare crisis unprecedented in modern times. Open enrollment begins in just 2 days…”

“this weekend, Americans face a healthcare crisis unprecedented in modern times. Open enrollment begins in just 2 days, and Republicans have spent the entire shutdown with their heads in the sand--a shutdown they caused because they would not negotiate with Democrats. Republicans are pretending that the ACA premium crisis does not exist. They should go ask families who are getting their insurance premium increases today, tomorrow, Saturday. Republicans have brought Americans to the brink of financial disaster. They have ignored a growing catastrophe. We have demanded they act, and they have refused. The shutdown is on them. The healthcare crisis is on them. And the American people will see so this weekend as the bills start coming in. To show the breadth, depth, and severity of the ACA crisis, if the ACA enhanced premium tax credits expire, over 20 million Americans will see their premiums more than double on average. That is a 114-percent increase according to KFF. That is a fact. Four million people on ACA plans will lose healthcare coverage entirely if these tax credits don't get extended. That is also a fact. If these enhanced tax credits expire, the people hurt, by far, the most--the people hurt the most--will be working families, people who live paycheck to paycheck, small businesses owners, farmers, ranchers, and older Americans.”