Rep. Jimmy Gomez Blasts Shutdown Deal that Ignores Healthcare for Working Families  

Washington, November 12, 2025
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Representative Jimmy Gomez (CA-34) released the following statement after the House passed the Republican shutdown deal:

“After 54 days, House Republicans finally showed up to work only to immediately throw working families under the bus. I voted NO on this disastrous government funding deal that does nothing to solve the real crisis families are facing.

“This deal might end the shutdown, but it lets healthcare tax credits expire, which means higher premiums, higher costs, and fewer people able to stay insured. Under Trump’s economy, families are already getting crushed by rent, groceries, and childcare. Republicans just voted to make it even worse.

“Across the country, people are opening letters from their insurance companies warning that next year their premiums could double or even triple. Regular, hard-working people are being forced to decide between keeping their coverage and keeping their jobs.

“While Trump and Republicans were cutting deals for the wealthy, Democrats spent more than 40 days fighting to extend the ACA subsidies that keep healthcare affordable for millions of Americans. And instead of fixing the healthcare crisis they helped create, Senate Republicans tucked in a secret provision in their final bill giving themselves the right to sue taxpayers for half a million dollars over data issues. 

“But I didn’t stand shoulder to shoulder with my Democratic House colleagues through the longest shutdown in history just to give in now. I’ll keep fighting until every family, in Los Angeles and across the country, can afford the care they need without having to sacrifice everything else to get it.”