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The federal government

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shutdown extends

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into next week

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with the U.S. Senate

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adjourning until Tuesday

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after repeated failed

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votes to reopen.

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Nobody wants a shutdown

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and I have

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voted seven times now

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to reopen the government

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and lower health care

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costs for Wisconsinites.

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And my constituents

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have been telling me

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loudly and clearly

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they are terrified

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about the premium

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increases that they see.

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And without an extension

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of the Affordable Care Act

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premium tax credits

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we are likely

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to see people's

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premiums double, triple

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even quadruple.

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In those states

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that have

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already released

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the premiums

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for next year

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quadrupling is

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not unusual at all

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and it is frightening

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for Wisconsinites.

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Why not vote yes

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on the continuing resolution

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to fund the government

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and then negotiate?

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There is no promise

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for a conversation

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a sort of a wink

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and a nod that

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‘Oh, we'll bring that up later'

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that is going to help

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our Wisconsinites

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who are going

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to get these letters

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in a couple of weeks.

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And it's really critical

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that we not just

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promise some conversation

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in the future.

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That is not sufficient

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for the people who've

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been pleading with me

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keep on

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fighting to lower costs.