IL Rep: GOP caused healthcare crisis by not extending ACA tax credits

(The Center Square) – A Democratic Illinois congresswoman says Republicans have caused a health care crisis by not extending Affordable Care Act tax credits. Illinois U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood spoke at a news conference in Chicago on Monday, marking the 16th anniversary of President Barack Obama signing the legislation. Underwood said it was her ACA expansion that President Joe Biden signed in 2021. “My legislation expanded the tax credits available to working families who enrolled in ACA plans. We made them more generous and available to more Americans,” Underwood said. Underwood said the current administration’s failure to address the tax credits last year caused a health care crisis. “Donald Trump has ignored this crisis, telling Republicans to, quote, not waste time on extending them,” Underwood said. Underwood blasted the Big Beautiful Bill Act signed by Trump on July 4.