“By letting ACA tax credits expire on January 1st, President Trump and Congressional Republicans drove health care costs up overnight while offering no plan to stop insurance premiums from skyrocketing. Today’s vote shows immediate action to prevent the health care crisis is a priority for Democrats and even some Republicans.

“The Affordable Care Act is not perfect, and a three-year extension of these credits is not a fiscally sustainable solution on its own. But Republican health care policies caused so much chaos that we had to act immediately to address the premium increases millions of Americans are feeling right now.

“Combined with deep Medicaid cuts in the so-called ‘One Big Beautiful Bill,’ higher premiums are pushing patients to delay care, drop coverage, or go without health care altogether. If Congress fails to act, millions of Americans will lose their health care and get sicker. We cannot afford to wait until things get even worse.

“This step is especially important for San Diego. Nearly 150,000 San Diegans relied on the ACA tax credits to afford coverage, and more than 125,000 are already seeing their health care costs surge, including 28,000 people in CA-50 alone. If Republicans continue to block action, tens of thousands of San Diegans will lose their health care coverage – and I’m doing everything I can in Congress to prevent this from happening.

“While I have concerns about this resolution, it’s the strongest step forward right now to provide immediate relief to millions of Americans, and I’m willing to work with anyone, Republican or Democrat, who has a comprehensive solution.

“In the meantime, this was an important step to move the conversation to the Senate and keep pressure on Republicans to stop obstructing and start working with us on real health care reforms.”

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