Minnesota’s Democratic governor said Wednesday that ObamaCare “is no longer affordable” for many people.

“Ultimately ... the reality is the Affordable Care Act is no longer affordable to increasing numbers of people,” Gov. Mark Dayton said, according to a transcript provided by his office.

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Democrats have long acknowledged that improvements need to be made to the health law, but Dayton’s remarks go farther and are more negative than usual from members of his party.

Dayton added that a "deadlocked" Congress is hurting the situation by preventing improvements from being made to the law.

The comments come as Minnesota expects to have some of the highest premium increases in the nation next year, ranging between 50 to 67 percent.

The state’s insurance commissioner said in a news release last month announcing the rates that the ObamaCare market there had been “on the verge of collapse,” given that all of the insurers offering coverage under the health law considered leaving the market.

Regulators were able to fend off that outcome and get insurers to stay on the marketplace next year, but only after big rate increases were approved and enrollment was capped on some plans.

Insurance commissioner Mike Rothman said that the need for reforms is “serious and urgent.”

State officials noted that financial assistance under ObamaCare will cushion many people from the effects of the premium increases. Nationally, about 85 percent of ObamaCare marketplace enrollees receive financial assistance to help afford premiums.

But the other 15 percent, as well as about 7 million people who buy individual coverage off the marketplace, are fully exposed to the premium hikes.

Former President Bill Clinton William (Bill) Jefferson ClintonChelsea Clinton: Trump isn't building public confidence in a vaccine Hillary Clinton launching podcast this month GOP brushes back charges of hypocrisy in Supreme Court fight MORE, in his high profile comments criticizing the health law earlier this month, also pointed to people whose incomes are slightly above the income cutoff to be eligible for financial help and noted that they are being hard hit by healthcare costs.

President Obama and Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham ClintonButtigieg stands in as Pence for Harris's debate practice Senate GOP sees early Supreme Court vote as political booster shot Poll: 51 percent of voters want to abolish the electoral college MORE have both called for increasing the financial assistance available under the law in order to make coverage more affordable.

However, they defend the law overall by noting that 20 million people have gained coverage, the subsides help with affordability for many people and that before ObamaCare many people could not get coverage at any price because they were denied for having pre-existing conditions.

With financial assistance, most people can get coverage for less than $75 per month, the administration says.

Dayton called for changes to improve the law, including modifications to the reinsurance program, which helps cushion insurers from losses. Republicans have decried the program as a "bailout" of insurers.

He also called for increasing the level of financial assistance available under the law.

Congress "is going to have to step into this in January with the next administration," he said.

After the governor made the comments, his spokesman, Sam Fettig, later wrote in a statement: "The Governor wants to make it clear that the Republicans in Congress are to blame for their unwillingness to make improvements necessary to make the Affordable Care Act more successful."

Some states have also fared better than others. Tennessee is another state that has had a difficult situation.

Tennessee’s insurance commissioner said in August that the marketplace there was “very near collapse,” given fears that some areas of the state would be left with no ObamaCare insurance options if more insurers pulled out.

For next year, though, all areas of the state will have at least one insurer.

"The Affordable Care Act has many good features to it, it's achieved great success in terms of insuring more people – 20 million people across the country – and providing access for people who have preexisting conditions and the like," Dayton said.

"But it's got some serious blemishes and serious deficiencies," he added. "And we're going to need both state and federal governments to step in and do what they need to do to remedy these problems."

This story was updated at 3:20 p.m.