San Diego congressional Democrats say their constituents are looking at huge increases to their Affordable Care Act healthcare plan premiums if federal tax credits are not extended.

Extending these credits was a top priority for Democrats during the government shutdown. When without extending the tax credits, many Democrats in the House were incensed.

“The Republicans turned down what I thought was a reasonable, good faith offer of a one year extension of the ACA credits,” Rep. Mike Levin said. “And then eight Democratic senators decided to undercut the weeks and weeks of fighting, to, basically, give the Republicans everything they wanted.”

Levin represents California’s 49th district, which covers San Diego County’s north coast. He said he’s spoken with constituents who are angry about

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