HARTFORD  – U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), a member of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released the following statement on Friday following the resignation of Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price.

“Secretary Price was never the right choice for this job. His private jet use may have been what did him in, but his real offense was overseeing and directing President Trump’s sabotage of health care for millions of people. Insurers are raising premiums because this administration is intentionally undermining our health care system. Millions may go without care because the administration is neglecting their responsibility to promote and facilitate enrollment in the Affordable Care Act exchanges.

“President Trump’s first nine months have been one health care disaster after another. Back home, people in Connecticut tell me they can’t take anymore sabotage, repeal talk, and uncertainty. Let’s get a new HHS Secretary who’s finally devoted to improving health care, move past these debates and come to bipartisan agreement on how to stabilize markets and make health care cheaper. Let’s get it done.”

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