SOLANA BEACH, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) -- With the government shutdown entering its fifth week, Representative Mike Levin (CA-49) spoke about increasing health insurance costs at a press conference on Wednesday.

Levin, who represents much of North County, said 8,800 residents in his district will be priced out of their health insurance. The shutdown began due to a stalemate in Congress with Democrats wanting to extend healthcare premium assistance and Republicans wanting to move forward with their spending budget.

“We cannot simply ignore our duties and responsibilities while families across the country are facing out of control health care costs,” Levin said. “I’m serious about protecting health care for millions of Americans, reopening the government, and getting us back to serving our cons

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