Chuck Schumer: “Today is D-day--decision day for Republican Senators. Will Republicans side today with the American people and avert the…”

“Today is D-day--decision day for Republican Senators. Will Republicans side today with the American people and avert the impending healthcare crisis or will they abandon American families as premiums shoot through the roof on January 1? That is the decision Senate Republicans must make today. I say to my Republican colleagues: Our bill is the last train to leave the station. After wasting precious time fighting among themselves, Republicans have one last shot at a clean, realistic plan to lower healthcare premiums. The Democratic bill is the only bill that will do that today. Ours is the only bill on either side in the House and Senate that has the full support of every Member on our side of the aisle. Democrats are fighting to lower healthcare costs for the American people, while Republicans are fighting among themselves. By my last count, Republicans are now at nine different healthcare proposals and counting, and none of them give the American people the one thing they most want: a clean, simple extension of these healthcare tax credits. But our bill does extend these credits cleanly and simply, and it is time for Republicans to join us. So I repeat, our bill is the last train to leave the station. After this, we will not have time to try again before premiums shoot through the roof next year. This is not a political fight. This is not a symbolic vote.”