[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 214 (Thursday, December 18, 2025)]
[House]
[Page H6095]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     EXTENDING PREMIUM TAX CREDITS

  (Mr. LATIMER asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LATIMER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to hold Republican leadership 
accountable for their unwillingness to extend the ACA Enhanced Premium 
Tax Credits.
  I am a proud cosponsor of the Healthcare Affordability Act and 
Protecting Healthcare and Lowering Costs Act. Both permanently extend 
these credits. My colleagues in the Democratic Caucus have fought 
tirelessly to extend these subsidies.
  What has Republican leadership done? They put out a 111-page 
healthcare bill that doesn't contain a single word about ACA credits. 
What the bill does do is cause 100,000 more people to become uninsured. 
Without extending these credits, a 60-year-old couple in my district 
will see their premiums increase by $13,000 and an average family of 4 
by $17,000.
  My Republican colleagues can pull all the stunts they want to make it 
look like they are working on healthcare costs, but Americans are not 
buying it.
  Mr. Speaker, as we barrel towards the December 31 expiration date, 
the people of Westchester and the Bronx need to know that I, along with 
my colleagues, will fight for their access to affordable healthcare. 
That is something every American deserves.

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