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With health insurance premiums for nearly 2 million New Yorkers set to increase at year’s end, U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand on Wednesday urged Republicans to support legislation to extend the expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies and voiced support for a Congressional investigation into growing insurance rates.

Gillibrand, D-NY, made the remarks during a virtual press event ahead of a pair of votes set to take place in the Senate on Thursday, including a proposal by Democrats that would extend the COVID-19-pandemic-era enhanced subsidies set to expire by 2026 for another three years.

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