The government shuts down tomorrow at midnight, and Republicans are ready to let it happen. The Republicans plan cuts essential healthcare funding while protecting massive tax cuts for the rich. It would raise health care costs for millions of working families while continuing to put money in the pockets of billionaires. It’s outrageous.
Republicans caused this crisis, and now they’re demanding the rest of us pay for it.
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Friend,
Republicans are calling it “unreasonable” for Democrats to demand health care funding to undo devastating cuts the GOP made earlier this year that could leave millions uninsured and drive up premiums for 22 million people.
Republicans are even threatening to shut down the government rather than fix the damage they caused. Stunningly, while they’re trying to blame Democrats for standing firm against devastating health care cuts for families across the country, the Republicans are perfectly fine leaving tax breaks for billionaires untouched.
Make no mistake: if the government shuts down, if health care becomes unaffordable, if rural hospitals are forced to close – Republicans made that choice.
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Because what Republicans are really saying is that your health care doesn’t matter. That the pain these cuts will cause – higher costs, lost coverage, closed hospitals – is a price they’re willing to force you to pay. We can’t let them get away with it.
People For the American Way
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Friend,
Trump and Congressional Republicans are refusing to solve a healthcare crisis they created. That’s unacceptable.
Republicans are refusing to do their jobs and the consequences for the American people are staggering:
- 22 million people could see their premiums spike if Congress fails to extend enhanced ACA subsidies – twenty-two million is no small number. It’s equal to the COMBINED populations of Wyoming, Vermont, D.C., Alaska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Delaware, Rhode Island, Montana, Maine, New Hampshire, Hawaii, West Virginia, Idaho, Nebraska, New Mexico, and Mississippi.[1]
- Up to 15 million people are projected to lose coverage outright over the next decade because of Republican cuts.[2]
- More than 700 rural hospitals – about one in three nationwide – are at risk of shutting their doors, devastating entire communities.[3]
Add your name: Tell Congress to pass a funding deal now that protects our healthcare. >>
This health care crisis didn’t appear out of nowhere. It was created when Republicans gutted health care spending in their budget bill earlier this year – slashing support for families while protecting tax breaks for corporations and the wealthy. Now, they’re doubling down by refusing to fix the damage they caused.
Democrats in Congress are ready to work. They’ve been clear from the start: extend the ACA tax credits that lower premiums by an average of $700, protect health care, and keep the government open. Three times Democrats have called for action, and three times Republicans have refused.
The American people overwhelmingly oppose these cuts. But Trump and Republicans in Congress don’t care what voters want. They would rather drive us toward a shutdown than protect families from higher costs and lost care so they can hand out tax cuts to corporations and billionaires.
Sign the petition: Demand Congress act now to protect health care and prevent a shutdown. >>
Each day that Republicans stall brings us closer to a healthcare disaster. Millions of Americans cannot afford higher premiums or lost coverage – and none of us can afford an economy brought to its knees because Republicans refuse to govern.
If Republicans think the public will stay silent while they rip health care away from millions and force a shutdown on the entire country, they’re wrong.
Together, we can hold them accountable, stop their reckless power plays, and make sure Congress protects families instead of sacrificing them for politics.
In solidarity,
People For the American Way
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Sources:
[1] "ACA cliff may mean ‘huge premium shock’ for 22 million people in 2026, expert says" CNBC, 9/10/25
[2] "By the Numbers: Harmful Republican Megabill Will Take Health Coverage Away From Millions of People and Raise Families’ Costs" Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, 6/20/25
[3] "Rural health clinics are closing after Trump’s ‘One Big Beautiful Bill,’ raising the legislation’s political risks" CNN, 9/22/25
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