[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 7 (Friday, January 9, 2026)]
[House]
[Pages H606-H607]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       EXTENDING ACA TAX CREDITS

  (Ms. KAPTUR asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. KAPTUR. Mr. Speaker, I rise to applaud the House's extension of 
the enhanced Affordable Care Act premium tax credits for an additional 
3 years. Bravo, House. Thank God we exist.
  Please allow me to thank Leader Jeffries for his ability to work 
across the aisle to get this crucial vote passed.
  However, the majority leader should never have played politics with 
millions and millions of American people's healthcare. There are 24 
million Americans who face doubling of their insurance premiums. These 
tax credits will help Americans who work in small businesses and 
farmers to lower their costs and be able to afford health insurance for 
their families. The majority refused to act for America's working 
people.

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  Meanwhile, just months ago, these same Republican leaders gave an 
average tax cut of $80,000 to every millionaire in this country. Do you 
think they really need more? Yet, when the time to came to stand up for 
hardworking families, they ran away.
  President Trump's $40 billion bailout of Argentina alone could have 
paid for nearly 2 years of these tax credits.
  Bravo, House of Representatives. What an honor it is to serve with 
people who care about the American people.

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