The North Olympic Peninsula’s U.S. representative spoke in House this week for her constituents’ health insurance plans.

Rep. Emily Randall, D-Port Orchard, took to the House floor on Wednesday to speak against the expected rise in health insurance premiums since that Affordable Care Act tax credits will expire at the end of the month.

“I come to the floor today to raise the alarm on the Republican health care crisis,” Randall said. “Speaker Johnson shut the government down for 43 days and kept the House out of session, effectively running out the clock to find solutions to address the health care affordability crisis created by my Republican colleagues.”

With less than two weeks remaining in the session before the holiday break, she said the GOP has offered zero solutions to the crisis

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