WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan issued the following press release:

Just days before Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credits are set to expire, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) joined MS NOW's Chris Jansing to discuss Democrats' plan to avoid skyrocketing health care premiums for hardworking American families and Republicans' refusal to prevent this crisis.

Senator Lujan stressed the impact of the Republican-made health care crisis on hard-working New Mexican families:

"I've been receiving phone calls and messages from seniors across New Mexico who are even looking at what's happening to their Medicare plans. They're worried.

"A single mom from New Mexico yesterday messaged me. She said, 'Hey, if you need to know what's going...