Crockett: Trump, GOP not interested in doing anything to 'make health care more affordable'
Source: The Hill
12/27/25 10:21 AM ET
Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) on Friday said President Trump and Republican lawmakers have no interest in making “health care more affordable” as ObamaCare subsidies are set to expire, rising the monthly cost for millions. “But right now, as I go around, especially as I’ve been talking to my seniors, they are so very concerned because the cost of rent is going up and it seems like their checks aren’t going up,” Crockett told host Chris Hayes on MS NOW.
“And people are really, really scared about what we know is about to happen as it relates to the health care cliff as well,” she continued. “And it seems like this administration, the Republicans, are not interested in doing anything to make health care more affordable in this country.”
The Texas Democrat said she’s urged insured constituents to not “listen to the Democrats or the Republicans on this issue” and to call their health insurance providers about what new premiums could look like as those monthly prices go up.
Crockett said previously that she believes the government will shut down again after Jan. 30, when the current spending package — signed into law by Trump after a record 43-day shutdown — runs out and Congress needs to pass new legislation to keep the government open. On Tuesday, the lawmaker said Republicans couldn’t “care less about doing what they’re supposed to do, which is to govern.”
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