As we await further action in the Senate, I’m fearful that House Republicans are preparing to return to Washington after 53 days away just to cast a vote to continue to willfully neglect their responsibilities.

The decision between forcing Americans to starve or taking away their healthcare access is not a choice at all; it’s a political ransom, and it’s as low as it gets.

Republicans in Congress couldn’t kill the ACA with over 70 legislative attempts over 15 years, so now the plan is to defund it out of existence by forcing massive premium increases on everyday Americans.

Trump is abusing his power here, and his stated purpose is to destroy the Affordable Care Act, which provides affordable healthcare access to millions of Americans.

Full letter here: keating.house.gov/sites/evo-su...

The GOP's absent, unserious approach to the shutdown (and the Speaker's efforts to stall the swearing in of Rep-Elect Grijalva to avoid a vote on releasing the Epstein Files) is maddening on it's own - but it's especially egregious when it's blocking pay for our men and women in uniform.