Support Grows for Only ACA Tax Credit Fix That Saves Taxpayers Money

<p><strong>WASHINGTON, D.C. </strong>–&nbsp;Four new bipartisan lawmakers have cosponsored Congressmen Kiley (R-CA) and Liccardo&#8217;s (D-CA)&nbsp;<a href="https://kiley.house.gov/posts/bipartisan-bill-to-protect-affordable-care-act-tax-credits-introduced">Fix It Act</a>. Congressmen Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ), Adam Gray (D-CA), Dan Newhouse (R-WA), and Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX) now join the solution with the most bipartisan support for a two-year extension.&nbsp;</p>

<p>The Fix It Act is currently the only proposal to extend ACA premium tax credits that would reduce the deficit—saving taxpayers a&nbsp;<a href="https://www.crfb.org/blogs/aca-subsidy-extension-tracker">net $90 billion</a><a href="https://www.crfb.org/blogs/aca-subsidy-extension-tracker">&nbsp;</a>over the next decade, while constraining the skyrocketing health care premiums for tens of millions of Americans.</p>

<p>“The Fix It Act is about making sure people don’t lose their insurance while we work to reform a system that clearly isn’t working,” <strong>said Van Drew</strong>. “We need to extend coverage and take the time to build something better and more affordable. This bill helps us do that.”</p>

<p>“In the Central Valley and across the country, families are facing skyrocketing health care costs,” <strong>said Gray</strong>. “This is bipartisan, commonsense legislation to safeguard affordable care and ensure ACA subsidies don’t lapse. We must work together to prevent needless price hikes on hardworking families.”</p>

<p>“The cost of health care is skyrocketing and South Texans need immediate relief,” <strong>said Gonzalez</strong>. “I am pleased to join a bipartisan group of colleagues committed to finding commonsense solutions that will ensure families can afford the care they need and never have to take extreme actions like rationing medications, skipping a doctor’s visit, or forgoing health care altogether.”</p>

<p><em>Representatives Don Bacon (R-NE), Maggie Goodlander (D-NH), Deborah Ross (D-NC), Zach Nunn (R-IA), Mike Lawler (R-NY), and Ro Khanna (D-CA) have also cosponsored the legislation.</em></p>

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