Lee, McDonald Rivet, Battleground House Members Call on Congressional Leadership to Protect Affordable Health Care for Americans

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswomen Susie Lee (NV-03) and Kristen McDonald Rivet (MI-08) led three dozen of their House Democratic colleagues in a letter urging Congressional leadership to immediately extend ACA Enhanced Premium Tax Credits.

“As working families in our districts struggle to make ends meet, we cannot allow the tax credit to expire and their costs to go up further. We have a responsibility to work together and deliver this common sense and bipartisan solution,” wrote the members.

The members continued, “That’s why we urge you to extend the enhanced premium tax credit so that savings can be secured before open enrollment season begins on November 1. We must put aside our partisan differences for working people and do what we can to stop this health care cost crisis.”

ACA Enhanced Premium Tax Credits in Nevada:

• The Washington Republicans’ so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill” failed to extend Affordable Care Act tax credits that help  85,000 Nevadans afford their health care—30,000 of whom live in Nevada’s 3^rd Congressional District.
• If Congress allows the ACA tax credits to expire:
  • Marketplace enrollees will pay  $335 billion in higher premiums over the next ten years.
  • Families who receive ACA tax credits will see an average tax increase of $4,051 in 2027.
  • A 60-year-old couple in NV-03 earning about $80,000/year would see their premiums increase by more than  $12,000 (a 178% increase).
  • A family of four earning $64,000 would see their premiums increase by over $2,500 (a 191% increase)
• As a result of these tax credits, nearly nine out  of 10 Nevadans who enrolled in insurance through Nevada Health Link were eligible to receive financial support to help bring down the cost of monthly premiums.

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Today, Representatives Lee, McDonald Rivet, and Horsford held a press conference announcing their letter and highlighting the impact these credits have on families across America. At the press conference, Kenny Capps, a blood cancer patient from North Carolina, shared what the expiration of these tax credits would mean for him and his family. 

A recording of Congresswoman Lee’s remarks at the press conference is available here. 

The full letter is available here. 

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