{"id":334680,"date":"2026-01-09T11:26:34","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T16:26:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/truthout.org\/?post_type=to4_article_post&#038;p=334680"},"modified":"2026-01-09T11:26:41","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T16:26:41","slug":"senate-gop-urged-to-extend-affordable-care-act-subsidies-after-house-vote","status":"publish","type":"to4_article_post","link":"https:\/\/truthout.org\/articles\/senate-gop-urged-to-extend-affordable-care-act-subsidies-after-house-vote\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate GOP Urged to Extend Affordable Care Act Subsidies After House Vote"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"truth-post-content-before\" id=\"truth-25123317\"><div class=\"callout callout inline-callout mb-5 callout--text callout--text\" id=\"truth-304219\" data-callout-id=\"304219\" data-callout-theme=\"text\" data-callout-placement=\"Undefined\" data-callout-title=\"BCB 304219 Did you know that Truthout is a nonprofit...\"><p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Did you know that Truthout is a nonprofit and independently funded by readers like you? If you value what we do, please support our work with <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/support.truthout.org\/-\/XXQLBDSX\/&amp;utm_source=truthout&amp;utm_medium=bcb&amp;utm_campaign=304219\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">a donation<\/span><\/i><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>US Senate Republicans are under renewed pressure to restore the Affordable Care Act premium tax credits after 17 GOP members of the House of Representatives helped Democrats pass legislation to extend the recently expired ACA subsidies by three years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 230-196 <a href=\"https:\/\/clerk.house.gov\/Votes\/202611\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">vote<\/a> \u2014 in which five Republicans did not participate \u2014 came after GOP Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (Pa.), Michael Lawler (NY), Rob Bresnahan (Pa.), and Ryan Mackenzie (Pa.) broke with their party\u2019s leadership last month and <a href=\"https:\/\/clerk.house.gov\/DischargePetition\/2025111210\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">signed<\/a> a Democratic discharge petition that allowed the bill\u2019s backers to bypass House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Joining those four Republicans and all House Democrats on Thursday were GOP Reps. Mike Carey (Ohio), Monica De La Cruz (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/tag\/texas\">Texas<\/a>), Andrew Garbarino (NY), Jeff Hurd (Colo.), David Joyce (Ohio), Thomas Kean Jr. (NJ), Nick LaLota (NY), Max Miller (Ohio), Zachary Nunn (Iowa), Maria Elvira Salazar (Fla.), David Valadao (Calif.), Derrick Van Orden (Wis.), and Rob Wittman (Va.).<\/p><div class=\"truth-post-content-high\" id=\"truth-170792528\"><div class=\"callout inline-callout p-4 mb-5 callout--subscribe callout--dark\" id=\"truth-255397\" data-callout-id=\"255397\" data-callout-theme=\"dark\" data-callout-placement=\"Post Content - High\" data-callout-title=\"Get our free emails\"><h2>Get our free emails<\/h2>\n<script>\nvar 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);\n<\/script>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cDespite Speaker Johnson\u2019s best efforts to block legislation to extend the ACA tax credits \u2014 Democratic leadership forced a vote and it passed!\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepJayapal\/status\/2009391477085098108?s=20\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">declared<\/a> Democratic Rep. Pramila Jayapal (Wash.). \u201cThe Senate must immediately follow our lead to lower costs for millions of Americans who are seeing their premiums skyrocket.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Senators also celebrated the development and called for a vote in their GOP-controlled chamber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFinally after we pushed this for a year!\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/amyklobuchar\/status\/2009394338816823581\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a> Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), noting that 17 House Republicans helped advance the bill. \u201cThe Senate must vote on it ASAP to lower costs for tens of millions of Americans.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING: The House just passed a bill to extend the ACA tax credits for three years. Now, it&#8217;s up to the Senate.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LeaderJohnThune?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@LeaderJohnThune<\/a>: let the Senate vote on this bill to SAVE health care.<br><br>I&#8217;m ready to vote YES to bring premiums down for millions of Americans. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gkoN0ssila\">pic.twitter.com\/gkoN0ssila<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Senator Patty Murray (@PattyMurray) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PattyMurray\/status\/2009389295706989020?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 8, 2026<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over 20 million Americans face <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/news\/aca-subsidies-expire\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">soaring<\/a> premiums because of the lapsed subsidies, and some people are forgoing health insurance coverage because of the new rates \u2014 which have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/news\/democrats-aca-subsidies\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">surged<\/a> alongside other rising costs tied to President Donald Trump\u2019s agenda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAt a time when millions of Americans are being crushed under the weight of higher healthcare prices and cost-raising tariffs, this vote to bring back the healthcare tax credits is a testament to thousands of constituents nationwide who never let their members of Congress off the hook,\u201d said Unrig Our Economy campaign director Leor Tal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNow, we are taking this fight to the Senate,\u201d Tal continued. \u201cJust like in the House, Senate Republicans have a choice \u2014 either stand with your constituents or vote to raise their healthcare costs exponentially. The answer should be clear.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While similarly welcoming the House passage, Democratic National Committee Chair Ken Martin also called out the majority of Republicans in the chamber who opposed the bill, arguing that they \u201chave once again chosen to abandon working families.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMillions of everyday Americans have already seen their healthcare premiums skyrocket, and what are Donald Trump and Republicans doing to help? Not a damn thing,\u201d Martin said. \u201cThey already gutted Medicaid while handing out massive tax cuts to billionaires \u2014 and now they see no problem with allowing costs to skyrocket even more. House Democrats fought tooth and nail to pass this bill, and now the Senate must come to the table and extend the tax credits \u2014 it\u2019s time to stop screwing around with Americans\u2019 healthcare.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As the <em>Associated Press<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/house-democrats-republicans-vote-health-care-subsidies-7d69148c6619a190f8d4abb85a7344b8?user_email=b8b0cd3b7b7c8c1ffb7c6de9857e5c725d8178193348c7edf773382efbcd1f7d\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">reported<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>A small group of senators from both parties has been working on an alternative plan that could find support in both chambers and become law. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) said that for any plan to find support in his chamber, it will need to have income limits to ensure that the financial aid is focused on those who most need the help. He and other Republicans also want to ensure that beneficiaries would have to at least pay a nominal amount for their coverage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally, Thune said there would need to be some expansion of health savings accounts, which allow people to save money and withdraw it tax-free as long as the money is spent on qualified medical expenses.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Anthony Wright, executive director of the advocacy group Families USA, said Thursday that the House \u201cdischarge petition and vote put pressure on the president and the Republican congressional leadership to stop with the poison pills and procedural barriers and extend the enhanced tax credits so Americans can afford coverage.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cMillions of Americans began the new year facing staggering increases in their monthly health insurance premiums \u2014 in many cases seeing health costs double overnight,\u201d he noted. \u201cThis sudden spike, of more than $1,000 on average, is not just a shock \u2014 it\u2019s a breaking point. Without action, an estimated 4 million marketplace enrollees are expected to go uninsured, and many millions more will become underinsured, paying more and getting less.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cToday\u2019s vote represents a glimmer of hope for the 22 million Americans desperately trying to hold onto affordable health coverage for themselves and their families,\u201d he said. \u201cCongress should not have needed a discharge petition to force a vote on something so <a href=\"http:\/\/email.familiesusa.org\/c\/eJxckDGu4yAUAE-DOyJ4gIGCYhvf4wGPmJUdLCCx9var_PL3M9JociiowMayUJB2tV5K6dyyB4qkTEYs5LURAMpHK3xSCrMoPsulBhCwCikcAKzgHpZcjoaKkcaYiIVpUfCsR6XxHvho_bkcYZ_zGkz9YbAx2O77fvxiGGxXpzF4p4Nw0GCwvejmVzsOnvp77PX15DvhMXeesBNPbczBZ7v41Wvrdf7jpXX-aZP61156-Etj1IRMi9TOs71yJzzHT9IMSQgX3aq8Q7JYwEtVnM24KgRDRMsMAopXSuuoV5-Nk0mmaAC8Q-P1d94nwP8AAAD__2hxaD8\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" >overwhelmingly supported<\/a> by the public and so essential to the health and financial security of American families. Every day we delay does further damage, so it\u2019s urgent for the Senate to stand with the <a href=\"http:\/\/email.familiesusa.org\/c\/eJw0kUHO2yAQhU-Dd0QwGIMXXkStcoWuBxhiWhsswE266dmr31FX3xMPfRrNhCWiAuPiQIs0k5mllNYO62JcgDCjiV5ZJ40Uk_FhDKOxYUJLekgLCJiEFBYAJrA3QzY4TVFLrbXDyEYRcU9bonY2vJX6HLZl7f1oTN0ZPBg8Xq_X7VeMXx2DB8ZYakC3EfdYiaPvDB5H2Ta-l9Z5ibyvxI_Tbcnzdh5HqZ3Tu1MOKT-vEj02TnnF7Cnwo9Kezp13fHNfKaTeeMp-O6__l7TSx4e5ccyB7_jE_26q7ZpTMXX_y9S907sz9f1H6isDDSKXC4EcdrriH-oXU2bw7aBybJ_3Vzm3cCXKH57HBznldlYKt6EuP6m15JGNwpd9LzlUwr1dm-uLF8I6O6nZIhmMMEsVrQk4KQRNRENfBMRZqXF04zQHbaWX3mmA2aKex68b_17gXwAAAP__dSyehw\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" >77%<\/a> of voters who want to see a clean extension passed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wright also stressed that \u201cwith open enrollment ending in most states in just six days, families are being forced to make impossible choices in real time. Doing nothing is a choice to price out and push millions to lose coverage, rack up debt, and go without care. The Senate must now do its job and deliver the relief American families urgently need.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) president Lee Saunders also took aim at the Senate on Thursday, saying that \u201cthe cost-of-living crisis is an unaffordable and unsustainable reality for millions of people, and it\u2019s getting worse.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThankfully, pro-worker lawmakers in the House voted today to restore the Affordable Care Act premium credits \u2014 a lifeline helping tens of millions of families afford healthcare,\u201d he said. \u201cThese tax credits also help keep costs lower for everyone else on health insurance \u2014 supporting them should be a no-brainer. We call on the Senate to act quickly and restore these tax credits. Working families are counting on them.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"truth-post-content-after\" id=\"truth-276332567\"><div class=\"callout inline-callout p-4 mb-5 callout-- callout--white\" id=\"truth-334871\" data-callout-id=\"334871\" data-callout-theme=\"white\" data-callout-placement=\"Post Content - After\" data-callout-title=\"2026-01 Main Campaign (FRU) Trump is silencing political dissent. We appeal for your support.\">\n<div class=\"p-2 text-start\">\n<h5 class=\"pb-2\" style=\"text-transform: uppercase; font-family: var(--bs-font-sans-serif); text-align: center;\">Trump is silencing political dissent. We appeal for your support.<\/h5>\n<p class=\"mb-3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Progressive nonprofits are the latest target caught in Trump\u2019s crosshairs. 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