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Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act

Floor Speech

Date: Dec. 17, 2025
Location: Washington, DC

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Mr. SCHNEIDER. Mr. Speaker, my Republican colleagues are saying we are seeing inflation. Inflation in healthcare has been going on for generations. In fact, during the years of the George W. Bush administration, premiums increased 118 percent.

The Republican-led legislation they are presenting to us today is barely even a concept of a healthcare plan. After 15 years of efforts, they should be embarrassed by this slapdash effort.

Not only does the bill not address the expiring tax credits, it hurts patients, it hurts families, and it hurts women and seniors.

I want to be very clear. My Republican colleagues are taking zero action to extend the tax subsidies that help American families provide insurance to their families.

We need to do better. We can vote today on a clean 3-year extension because we have Republicans who have joined Democrats to call for that.

Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support the 3-year extension.

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