Three members of Congress \u2013\u00a0 Reps. Mike Lawler (R-NY), Zach Nunn (R-IA), and Ro Khanna (D-CA) joined California Reps. Sam Liccardo (D-CA) and Kevin Kiley (R-CA)\u00a0 in backing what they called the only bipartisan proposal that extends ACA tax credits and pays for itself.<\/p>\n
The Fix It Act has the broadest bipartisan coalition of any two-year extension of ACA tax credits, as Congress nears a December funding deadline.<\/p>\n
\u201cBy cracking down on Medicare Advantage waste, capping eligibility while protecting working-class recipients and halting insurance fraud by unscrupulous brokers, the Fix It Act would prevent 22 million Americans who rely on ACA tax credits from seeing a sudden spike in healthcare costs, without adding to our nation\u2019s deficit,\u201d Liccardo, a former San Jose mayor, said in a statement.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s a path to getting this done,\u201d Liccardo said. \u201cTo my colleagues who want to protect Americans from skyrocketing premiums and pay for it by cutting waste, fraud, and abuse, join us\u2014and let\u2019s fix it.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThere is a healthcare affordability crisis in this country. Bringing down costs shouldn\u2019t be partisan. I am proud to cosponsor Rep. Liccardo and Rep. Kiley\u2019s bill, the Fix It Act, to extend ACA premium tax credits for two years to stop healthcare costs from spiking for 22 million Americans who rely on them,\u201d said Khanna in a statement.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur bipartisan legislation will assure Americans are spared from a massive increase in health care costs that is just around the corner,\u201d added Kiley. \u201cIt provides a two-year extension for tax credits that 22 million Americans rely on, and does so in a fiscally responsible way \u2013 without increasing the deficit.\u201d<\/p>\n
Another moderate Republican, Lawler of New York, said, \u201cI\u2019m proud to cosponsor this bill because it takes a responsible, meaningful step toward lowering health-care costs for families who are being squeezed from every direction.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThis legislation tackles those challenges head-on by increasing transparency, improving competition, and making it easier for patients to get the affordable care they deserve,\u201d said Lawler. \u201cMy priority has always been delivering real, practical solutions for the people I represent, and this bill does exactly that.\u201d<\/p>\n