Top House Democrats on Tuesday introduced a plan to extend the Affordable Care Act’s enhanced tax credits for three years, setting up a fresh partisan battle over healthcare policy as Congress moves to end the weekslong government shutdown under President Donald Trump.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries of New York and Minority Whip Katherine Clark of Massachusetts announced they would introduce the proposal as an amendment to the Senate-passed government funding bill at a meeting of the House Rules Committee.
The amendment would continue the expanded premium tax credits that Democrats say are critical to preventing steep insurance premium increases beginning Jan. 1.
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