Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) criticized President Donald Trump and Republicans over what she described as rising health care costs, Medicaid cuts and the expiration of enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies.
Murray Slams Trump Over Health Care Costs
On Wednesday, Murray aimed for Trump’s approach to health care in a post on X, writing, “Trump may not be interested in health care, but the millions of Americans priced out of their plans or kicked off Medicaid sure are.”
She urged Americans to “put a stop to Trump’s health care sabotage” and ended her post with a direct appeal: “VOTE.”
In a clip from her Senate floor remarks, Murray referenced Trump’s past comment that he found health care “not of tremendous interest.”
“That explains why he has done absolutely nothing to lower health care costs,” she said, accusing Trump and Republicans of passing sweeping Medicaid cuts and failing to protect families from rising insurance premiums.
Murray Criticizes Medicaid Cuts and Expiring ACA Subsidies
Murray said Republicans “gutted Medicaid with changes that are right now kicking families off their health care coverage.”
She also accused Republicans of prioritizing wealthy Americans, saying they were “plenty interested in tax cuts for billionaires” while failing to protect working families from higher insurance costs.
Referring to the expiration of enhanced ACA tax credits, Murray said families had seen their monthly premiums “double, triple or even worse.”
Lawmakers Clash Over Rising Health Care Costs
Last week, former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene called health insurance “an unaffordable disaster,” criticizing Democrats for the ACA and Republicans for failing to fix the system.
Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) defended Democrats’ health care record, crediting the party with creating Medicare, Social Security and Medicaid while accusing Republicans of threatening those protections.
Earlier this month, former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi criticized Republicans over Medicaid cuts, rising premiums and rural hospital closures, accusing them of prioritizing tax breaks for billionaires ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
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