Brown Calls for Renewal of Tax Credits on Anniversary of Affordable Care Act

Washington, D.C. – On the anniversary of the Affordable Care Act being signed into law, Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) called on Senate Republicans to end their blockade on Affordable Care Act Enhanced Premium Tax Credits that have lowered health care costs for over 500,000 Ohioans and over 43,000 people in her district.

In January, the House passed legislation to extend ACA Enhanced Premium Tax Credits for three years. However, the Republican-controlled Senate has blocked the legislation, despite millions of Americans relying on the credits to afford health care. Because of Trump’s Big Ugly Law, over 20 million Americans will lose either Affordable Care Act or Medicaid coverage.

“Ohioans want health care they can afford, not foreign wars that are raising the cost of gas and goods. Yet this President is requesting hundreds of billions of dollars to fund his war in Iran right after gutting Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act. Over 500,000 Ohioans have seen their health care costs skyrocket in the past year. We’ve passed bipartisan legislation in the House to fix it, and it is past time for the Senate to do the right thing. No more talk, no more delays, no more ‘concepts of a plan’ – just pass the bill and lower costs for people,” said Congresswoman Shontel Brown. 

Approximately 513,517 Ohioans benefit from ACA Enhanced Premium Tax Credits, including 56,800 people in Cuyahoga County and 43,000 people represented by Congresswoman Brown in OH-11. If ACA tax credits are not extended marketplace premiums will increase on average by $705 per year for individuals, with families seeing cost increases in the thousands. 

“This anniversary is a reminder of something simple: the Affordable Care Act works,” added Congresswoman Brown. “Republicans have spent 16 years lying about the Affordable Care Act – but the law has lowered costs and helped millions of people get coverage. That’s why the American people support the ACA and want us to build on this progress and protect their care.”

On March 23, 2010 President Barack Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law. Since its implementation, the uninsured rate in the United States fell from 17.8% in 2010 to 8% in 2024 under President Biden.  

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