McMorris Rodgers Slams Dems For Seeking To Extend Enhanced Tax Credits

By Amy Lotven / May 15, 2024 at 4:43 PM
The Congressional Budget Office found last week permanently extending the enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits would increase the deficit by $335 billion over 10 years, plus $47 billion in interest -- a cost that House Energy & Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA) blasts as a gift to big insurers. CBO scored the policy as part of a larger report on how 10 alternative policies, including extending the Trump-era tax cuts, would affect spending over the next decade...


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