Providing for Consideration of Senate Amendment to H.R. Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2026

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Ms. JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding.

Mr. Speaker, I rise today in strong opposition to this bill. I am a ``hell no'' vote on any legislation that strips healthcare away from millions of Texans.

In my district, nearly 100,000 of my constituents rely on the Affordable Care Act's tax credits to pay for their coverage. Without these lifesaving credits, many of them will go without healthcare at all.

Every day during this shutdown, my office has heard from thousands of families across my district saying: For the love of God, save my healthcare.

Tucked away in this bill is a brazen payoff of millions of taxpayer dollars funneled to the benefit of a handful of Senators. While families are struggling to afford groceries and healthcare, we are being asked to sign off on a deal that lines the pockets of the very people who wrote it. That is an insult to every hardworking taxpayer who expects honesty from their government.

The contrast could not be clearer. Republicans are operating in the currency of cruelty and corruption while Democrats are fighting with courage and compassion. The American people deserve better, and I will never stop fighting to protect the basic necessities that every family needs to survive.

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