EMILYs List Statement on House Democrats Passing ACA Credits, Advancing the Fight for Affordable Health Care

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. House Democrats advanced their proposal to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies, which preserve affordable health care for millions of Americans. A small group of Republicans flipped to support the proposal, after allowing the subsidies to expire, causing Americans’ health care costs to skyrocket by 114%. EMILYs List President Jessica Mackler released the following statement:

“House Democrats fought hard for months to lower health care costs for the American people, and Republicans worked to block them every step of the way. The Republicans who flipped aren’t fooling anyone. It’s clear they’re attempting to paper over the fact that their actions doubled Americans’ health care costs. EMILYs List women are going to flip these Republicans’ seats, take back the House majority this November, and lower costs for Americans.” 

EMILYs List put these Republicans “On Notice” for continually failing to put the people they represent first. They can’t distract voters from their real records of slashing affordable health care.

Rep. David Valadao (CA-22):

• Voted for the 2025 budget bill that allowed Affordable Care Act tax credits to expire, skyrocketing Americans’ monthly health care premiums by 114% on average.
• Has voted at least 30 times to weaken, defund, or alter the Affordable Care Act.
• Voted to take health care insurance away from over 68,000 constituents in his district by supporting the largest cuts to Medicaid in history, despite representing the highest share of Medicaid recipients of any Republican in Congress.
• Voted for a bill that saves insurance companies money by making workers pay more for their health care coverage, and undermines protections for people with preexisting health conditions.
• Voted to undermine fair drug pricing and affordable health care, drive up the costs of federal health programs like Medicaid and Medicare, and cut funding for preventative health care. 

Rep. Tom Kean Jr. (NJ-07):

• Voted for the 2025 budget bill that allowed Affordable Care Act tax credits to expire, skyrocketing Americans’ monthly health care premiums by 114% on average.
• Voted to take health care insurance away from almost 20,000 of his constituents by supporting the largest cuts to Medicaid in American history.
• Failed to deliver funding for rural health care facilities across New Jersey, which came dead last in funding under a new federal program created by Trump.
• Voted for a bill that saves insurance companies money by making workers pay more for their health care coverage, and undermines protections for people with preexisting health conditions.
• Voted to undermine fair drug pricing and affordable health care, drive up the costs of federal health programs like Medicaid and Medicare, and cut funding for preventative health care. 

Rep. Mike Lawler (NY-17):

• Just last month, called this exact proposal to extend the Affordable Care Act tax credits “bullshit” and “not a serious proposal.”
• Voted for the 2025 budget bill that allowed Affordable Care Act tax credits to expire, skyrocketing Americans’ monthly health care premiums by 114% on average.
• Voted to take health care insurance away from over 37,000 of his constituents by supporting the largest cuts to Medicaid in American history.
• Voted for a bill that saves insurance companies money by making workers pay more for their health care coverage, and undermines protections for people with preexisting health conditions.
• Voted to undermine fair drug pricing and affordable health care, drive up the costs of federal health programs like Medicaid and Medicare, and cut funding for preventative health care. 

Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01):

• Voted to take health care insurance away from over 16,000 of his constituents and put five rural hospitals in Pennsylvania at immediate risk of closing by supporting the largest cuts to Medicaid in American history.
• Voted for a bill that saves insurance companies money by making workers pay more for their health care coverage, and undermines protections for people with preexisting health conditions.
• Voted to undermine fair drug pricing and affordable health care, drive up the costs of federal health programs like Medicaid and Medicare, and cut funding for preventative health care. 

Rep. Ryan Mackenzie (PA-07): 

• Voted for the 2025 budget bill that allowed Affordable Care Act tax credits to expire, skyrocketing Americans’ monthly health care premiums by 114% on average.
• Voted to take health care insurance away from over 24,000 of his constituents by supporting the largest cuts to Medicaid in American history.
• Voted for a bill that saves insurance companies money by making workers pay more for their health care coverage, and undermines protections for people with preexisting health conditions.
• Called the Affordable Care Act “an infringement upon our rights”, opposed creating a state health care plan under the Affordable Care Act, and opposed expanding Medicaid as a state legislator. 

Rep. Robert Bresnahan (PA-08):

• Voted for the 2025 budget bill that allowed Affordable Care Act tax credits to expire, skyrocketing Americans’ monthly health care premiums by 114% on average.
• Voted to take health care insurance away from over 26,000 of his constituents by supporting the largest cuts to Medicaid in American history – after promising those same constituents that he wouldn’t.
• Voted for a bill that saves insurance companies money by making workers pay more for their health care coverage, and undermines protections for people with preexisting health conditions.
• Opposes health care reforms that lower prescription drug costs, cap the price of insulin, and protect Pennsylvanians’ health care coverage. 

Rep. Rob Wittman (VA-01):

• Voted for the 2025 budget bill that allowed Affordable Care Act tax credits to expire, skyrocketing Americans’ monthly health care premiums by 114% on average. The cuts have already forced three of Virginia’s rural health clinics to close.
• Voted to take health care insurance away from nearly 21,000 of his constituents by supporting the largest cuts to Medicaid in American history – after promising those same constituents that he wouldn’t.
• Voted for a bill that saves insurance companies money by making workers pay more for their health care coverage, and undermines protections for people with preexisting health conditions.
• Voted to undermine fair drug pricing and affordable health care, drive up the costs of federal health programs like Medicaid and Medicare, and cut funding for preventative health care. 

Rep. Derrick Van Orden (WI-03):

• Voted for the 2025 budget bill that allowed Affordable Care Act tax credits to expire, skyrocketing Americans’ monthly health care premiums by 114% on average.
• Celebrated publicly, saying “YES!” in response to a post about 17 million people losing health care, 18 million kids losing school meals, and three million Americans losing food assistance as a result of his budget vote. 
• Said he would “be working to remove every single penny of federal funding from the Mayo Clinic,” which runs 28 health care facilities in his district and helps fund treatment and research for cancer, cardiovascular diseases, and more.
• Voted to take health care insurance away from over 26,000 constituents in his district by supporting the largest cuts to Medicaid in history.
• Voted for a bill that saves insurance companies money by making workers pay more for their health care coverage, and undermines protections for people with preexisting health conditions.
• Voted to undermine fair drug pricing and affordable health care, drive up the costs of federal health programs like Medicaid and Medicare, and cut funding for preventative health care.