‘People are terrified’: Health insurance hikes, SNAP benefits are the focus at Rep. Janelle Bynum press conference

OREGON CITY, Ore. — Democratic Congresswoman Janelle Bynum, joined by members of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME), hosted a press conference to address rising health care costs Saturday.

“People have told me over and over and over again that health care was their No. 1 issue,” Bynum said. “They wanted to make sure that we had a strong healthcare system, that kids had medicine when they needed it and they could go to the doctor when they needed it and they weren’t going to suffer a medical bankruptcy.”

As open enrollment begins Saturday for Affordable Care Act (ACA) renewal, some are seeing steep increases in their health insurance costs…

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