Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act

Floor Speech

Mr. Speaker, I rise to call on Speaker Johnson to immediately bring the bipartisan 3-year extension of the Affordable Care Act tax credits to the floor. This bill now has the support, pursuant to a discharge petition, of a majority of House Members and should get a vote immediately before the ACA tax credits expire.

Mr. Speaker, without this tax credit extension bill by Mr. Jeffries, health insurance premiums are going to skyrocket for more than 20 million Americans across the country. They will see prices double, triple, and even quadruple. It will leave millions with the difficult decision of going without coverage because they simply cannot afford rising costs.

Just days before prices skyrocket for American families, Republicans are bringing a bill to the floor that does absolutely nothing to lower prices. Instead, Republicans are using this affordability crisis to prop up junk health insurance plans that discriminate against people and leave them hanging when they get sick.

Mr. Speaker, the American people are desperate for our help, and this Republican bill doesn't do a thing to provide it. This bill is a sham, and a majority of the House knows it.

I urge my colleagues to vote ``no.'' We should take real action immediately by passing the Jeffries bill.

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Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, before I yield time, I will make sure that the gentlewoman from Iowa knows that without the ACA tax credit extension, a middle-class 60-year-old couple in her district is seeing their premium go up by $1,422 per month.

Clark), the Democratic whip.

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Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, before I yield time, I will make sure that the gentleman from Texas knows that without the ACA tax credit extension, a middle-class 60-year-old couple in his district is seeing their premium go up by $2,049 per month.

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Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, I want to make sure the chairman from Kentucky knows that a middle-class, 60-year-old couple in his district is seeing their premium go up by $1,711 per month unless we extend the ACA tax credits.

Castor), the ranking member of the Subcommittee on Energy.
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Mr. PALLONE. Barragan), a member of our committee.
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Mr. PALLONE. Mr. Speaker, may I inquire as to how much time is remaining.
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