[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 213 (Wednesday, December 17, 2025)]
[House]
[Page H5946]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     IMPACT OF EXPIRING TAX CREDITS

  (Ms. DelBENE asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. DelBENE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to call out the impact of the 
Republican healthcare crisis in my community, particularly those hurt 
by the expiring tax credits.
  One of those people is Gerry from Kirkland. Gerry has cancer and 
depends on his Affordable Care Act coverage to afford treatment. Right 
now, Gerry and his wife pay $2,800 a month in premiums. Without the ACA 
tax credits, the same plan next year will cost him nearly $4,500 a 
month. That is a 67 percent increase.
  Gerry and his wife thought they could retire comfortably. Instead, 
they are facing $54,000 a year in insurance premiums alone because of 
the healthcare crisis that Republicans and Donald Trump created. There 
is no way they will be able to sustain themselves with that much of a 
price increase.
  Mr. Speaker, I am going to keep fighting for Gerry and the millions 
of other Americans so that they can afford the coverage they need.

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