Courtney: Congress Can No Longer Turn Deaf Ear to Americans Getting Hit with Skyrocketing Health Care Costs

NORWICH, CT - Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) released the following statement after the House of Representatives discharge petitionon a three-year extension of Affordable Care Act tax credits reached the required 218 signatures to force a vote on the House floor. Courtney signed the discharge petition on November 12th and has fought for months to extend the health care tax credits, which expire on January 1st, 2026.

"On November 12th I joined 214 House members to sign a discharge petition that is the last best hope for 22 million Americans who are about to get hit with skyrocketing health insurance premiums," Courtney said. "The decision by four additional members to sign on, sets up a vote in the House on this measure that Speaker Johnson has willfully obstructed for months. The vote will be a defining moment for a Congress that has turned a deaf ear to pleas of working families, the middle class, and small businesses who will be condemned to losing affordable health insurance."

Access Health CT estimates that 142,000 people in Connecticut will face increasing health care costs due to the expiration of Affordable Care Act tax credits. As notices of health care premium increases went out to Connecticut residents this fall, Congressman Courtney met and spoke with constituents whose monthly premiums are increasing by thousands of dollars per month because Congress has failed to extend the ACA tax credits.

On Tuesday, Congressman Courtney underwent a successful scheduled knee surgery. He is recovering at home in Connecticut this week before resuming his normal schedule in the new year.

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