HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Senator Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, called on republicans to work with democrats to stop health care costs from rising and keep the government open.

Schatz spoke about the impact of the disputed budget bill during a press conference with other democratic senators.

He is a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee.

“The reason that we are trying to take action now on health care is because people’s premiums are going up. People are going to lose their health care,” Schatz said. “This is not a joke. The idea that this is some democratic priority or independent priority or Republican priority is nonsense. This is a very damaging issue for republicans, and if we were terribly cynical, we would just let them stew in it. But we want to solve it because we car

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