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Senator Amy Klobuchar @klobuchar.senate.gov · 13h

The health care tax credit is a big deal. Without it:

4 million people lose their health insurance

Premiums double for more than 20 million Americans

One example: An older couple making $85K could see their premiums skyrocket to $25K per year—almost 30% of their income.

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Senator Tim Kaine @kaine.senate.gov · 1d

If Congress does nothing, Virginians' marketplace premiums could go up by $1,000 or more per month next year. I'm ready to negotiate a path forward to prevent that and reopen the government.

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Senator Amy Klobuchar @klobuchar.senate.gov · 17h

27 million pounds of chicken

2 million gallons of milk

67 million eggs

That’s how much food grown by American farmers never made it to hungry families because of the administration’s decision to cancel deliveries to food banks.

projects.propublica.org/trump-food-c...

Trump Canceled 94 Million Pounds of Food Aid. Here’s What Never Arrived.

ProPublica obtained records from the Department of Agriculture that detail the millions of pounds of food, down to the number of eggs, that never reached food banks because of the administration’s cut...

projects.propublica.org

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Senator Amy Klobuchar @klobuchar.senate.gov · 20h

If Congressional Republicans let the enhanced health care tax credits expire, 20 million Americans – in Mankato and across the country – will see their premiums skyrocket in 2026.

Democrats are fighting to stop that.

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Senator Amy Klobuchar @klobuchar.senate.gov · 1d

It is Day 18 and the House Republicans still haven’t reported into work. Hard to do something about their constituents’ health care premiums doubling when they aren’t here. Not wanting to vote on releasing the Epstein files is not an excused absence!

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Senator Amy Klobuchar @klobuchar.senate.gov · 1d

Like I’ve always said, ACA health plans are a lifeline in rural areas. This map shows how 3/4 of people on the plans live in states Trump won.

Oops. Another broken promise to keep costs down?

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Senator Amy Klobuchar @klobuchar.senate.gov · 1d

A married couple in Mankato making $89K could see their premiums skyrocket from $500 to $2,000 a month—a 300% increase—if Congressional Republicans refuse to extend the health care tax credit.

That’s $24K a year, a quarter of their income.

We must prevent that from happening.

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Sen. Adam Schiff @schiff.senate.gov · 2d

Every Democrat is committed to doing everything possible to protect Americans' health care.

A family of 4 in Anaheim or Oceanside will have to spend up to $1k more each month if we can't strike a deal.

Donald Trump should get off the golf course & come to the table to stop this health care crisis.

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Senator Amy Klobuchar @klobuchar.senate.gov · 1d

Families are facing skyrocketing health care premiums right now. This isn’t a December thing or a January thing. Republicans must stop blocking the extension of the health care tax credits and work with us to prevent premiums from doubling for millions of Americans.

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Senator Amy Klobuchar @klobuchar.senate.gov · 1d

Today is the 17th day in a row that House Republicans have refused to come to work.

Instead of preventing health care costs from skyrocketing, they’re preventing the Epstein files from being released.

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Senator Amy Klobuchar @klobuchar.senate.gov · 2d

It is no surprise that over 70% of Americans—including 6 in 10 Republicans—support extending the health care tax credits.

Congressional Republicans’ refusal to extend these vital tax credits will cause the premiums of millions of Americans to more than double.

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Senator Mark Warner @markwarner.bsky.social · 4d

Next year, a lot of folks are going to see their premiums go up $1,000 or more per month because of a Republican policy.

If you start having to pay $1,000 extra every month, what will you stop being able to afford?

This is what Democrats are fighting to stop.

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Senator Amy Klobuchar @klobuchar.senate.gov · 2d

You can tell the President isn’t serious about lowering health care costs because he’s posting deepfakes like this.

This video might be fake, but the premium increases millions of Americans will start getting in the mail this month are not.

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Senator Amy Klobuchar @klobuchar.senate.gov · 2d

Republicans’ Big Beautiful Betrayal already made the biggest cut to health care in our nation’s history. Now, more than 20 million Americans who rely on health care tax credits are on a cliff, with their premiums set to double.

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Senator Amy Klobuchar @klobuchar.senate.gov · 3d

Trump’s policies have been a “perfect storm of ugly” for farmers: health care costs are skyrocketing and tariffs are raising input costs while closing off markets.

The admin shouldn’t give Argentina a $20 billion bailout when it’s further undercutting our farmers.

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Senator Amy Klobuchar @klobuchar.senate.gov · 3d

Starting yesterday, notifications of higher premiums are being sent to 90,000 Minnesotans.

I heard from a small business owner in Eagan whose premium will increase by *at least* $450 a month. That’s $5,400 a year.

That’s why we’re fighting to extend the health care tax credit.

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Senator Amy Klobuchar @klobuchar.senate.gov · 4d

As if the President’s policies weren’t hurting rural hospitals enough…

www.politico.com/news/2025/10...

Trump's new $100K visa fee could pummel red state hospitals

Rural areas that overwhelmingly voted for the president employ a high concentration of doctors on H-1B visas.

www.politico.com

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Senator Amy Klobuchar @klobuchar.senate.gov · 4d

Donald Trump fired a respected prosecutor and installed a White House aide to overrule career prosecutors and bring charges against his opponents.

This isn't justice — it’s undermining the rule of law.

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Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester @bluntrochester.senate.gov · 5d

This is yet another attempt to mislead you— rates aren't set in December, they're going out NOW.

While Republicans pretend like it's no big deal, millions of our friends and neighbors are about to be priced out of their coverage.

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Senator Amy Klobuchar @klobuchar.senate.gov · 4d

The President needs to stop making childish, offensive videos and come to the table to make sure millions of Americans do not lose their health care or see their premiums double.

This will cause major devastation, especially in Republican states.

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Senator John Hickenlooper @hickenlooper.senate.gov · 6d

Rather than negotiating a path forward to fund our government and address sky-high health care costs, Republicans let the government shut down for the first time in six years.

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Senator Amy Klobuchar @klobuchar.senate.gov · 4d

President Trump: “A lot of good can come from shutdowns.”

The President shut down the government because he doesn’t care if millions of Americans face higher costs and lose access to their health care. Democrats won’t stop standing up for America’s families.

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Senator Amy Klobuchar @klobuchar.senate.gov · 5d

Hubert Humphrey said the moral test of government isn’t how it treats the healthy, but how it treats the sick, the elderly, and people with disabilities.

As I said today on the Senate floor, we are facing a moral test. This isn’t about blame. It’s about Americans’ health care.

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Senator Amy Klobuchar @klobuchar.senate.gov · 5d

Our country lost 32,000 private-sector jobs last month, according to payroll processor ADP.

Trump’s tariff taxes are hurting our economy, raising costs, and destroying jobs.

www.wsj.com/economy/jobs...

U.S. Lost 32,000 Jobs in September, Says Payroll Processor

The ADP report showed a labor force that continues to deteriorate.

www.wsj.com

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Senator Amy Klobuchar @klobuchar.senate.gov · 5d

We are fighting to prevent insurance premiums for millions of Americans from doubling or even tripling—and millions from losing their health care altogether.

Congressional Republicans should join us to address this health care crisis.

Steve Rattner @steverattner.bsky.social · 6d

Democrats are fighting to preserve an Obamacare tax credit. Without it, a 55-year-old couple making $85K would see their premiums more than triple to $24,535.

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