Dear friend,
The government just shut down at midnight.
Republicans control the White House, the Senate, and the House. They had every opportunity to prevent this. They chose not to.
Here's what they chose instead: $4.5 trillion in tax breaks for billionaires over $350 billion to keep your health care affordable. That's more than 10 times the cost.
Now 22 million Americans will see their health insurance premiums double. That 40-year-old Kentuckian paying $60 a month through Kynect? It jumps to $153 in January. And 35 Kentucky hospitals could shut their doors.
Democrats were ready to negotiate. Republicans went home. Trump canceled a meeting with Democrats, then blamed them for the crisis he created.
Governor Andy Beshear is leading the fight to save tax credits for nearly 100,000 Kentuckians facing crushing premium increases. We need to elect more Democrats like him who will fight for your healthcare, not billionaire tax breaks. Chip in $10 now.
