Own this health care crisis

Schumer says Republicans "own this health care crisis" after Senate passes deal without extending subsidies

From CNN’s Morgan Rimmer

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer blamed rising health care premiums on Republicans, arguing they will “own this health care crisis,” after eight members of his own caucus agreed to a deal to reopen the government without a concrete solution to bring down health care costs.

“The American people have now awoken to Trump’s health care crisis. Health care is once again at the forefront of people’s minds; people now see their premiums are about to skyrocket,” said Schumer.

He also reiterated his opposition to the deal negotiated by his Democratic colleagues.

“Democrats demanded that we find a way to fix this crisis, and quickly, but Republicans have refused to move an inch. So, I cannot support the Republican bill that’s on the floor because it fails to do anything of substance to fix America’s health care crisis,” Schumer added.

“Doing nothing is unacceptable, but that’s the choice the Republican side made in obeisance to Donald Trump. Republicans now own this health care crisis. They knew it was coming. We wanted to fix it, Republicans said no, and now it’s on them.”