WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan issued the following press release:
Today, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) issued the following statement after Senate Republicans voted against the Democratic proposal to extend the Affordable Care Act (ACA) premium tax credits that make health care affordable for families in New Mexico and people across the country:
"Just days before ACA tax credits are set to expire - and health care costs spike for Americans across the country - Republicans chose to ignore the affordability crisis they created.
"Senate Democrats offered a simple proposal that would have kept health care costs down for more than 20 million Americans: a clean, straightforward extension of the ACA tax credits. Instead of sup...