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Guaranteed Human.

Let me first welcome House Republicans back to the Congress. Good evening, everyone.

Let me first welcome House Republicans back to the Congress after their seven-week taxpayer-funded vacation.

These people have been missing in action, absent without official leave, running scared, but they can no longer hide. The Rules Committee is going to meet shortly, and then tomorrow there will be votes on the House floor.

And Democrats will continue to press the case, to say to our Republican colleagues,

you have another opportunity to extend the Affordable Care Act tax credits, and make sure that tens of millions of Americans all across the country and communities that Republicans represent along with us as Democrats.

Tens of millions of Americans, rural America, working class America, urban America, small town America,

the heartland of America, and in black and brown communities all across America, people at risk

of experiencing dramatically increased premiums, co-pays, and deductibles because of the

Republican refusal to extend the Affordable Care Act tax credits. Before the Rules Committee this

evening, House Democrats, led by myself and

with Catherine Clark, will give the Republicans another opportunity to extend the Affordable

Care Act tax credits by introducing an amendment that will extend these tax credits for a three-year period of time.

Same period of time that these tax credits were extended back in 2022.

Republicans have created a health care crisis all across America.

Largest cut to Medicaid in American history.

Hospitals, nursing homes, and community-based health centers closing all throughout the country

because of what Republicans did in their one big ugly bill. Medicare still at risk of the largest cut it may confront in American history unless Congress acts by the end of this year.

And of course, because of the Republican refusal to extend the Affordable Care Act tax credits in the midst of a cost of living crisis that already exists,

that they fail to address health care for people all across this country is on the brink of

becoming unaffordable, working class Americans, everyday Americans, middle class Americans,

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