EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — The House of Representatives has passed a bill to extend the Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credits for three years, maintaining the status quo for nearly 100,000 El Pasoans who rely on these credits to afford health insurance, according to Congresswoman Escobar.
The bill now moves to the Senate, where its future is uncertain due to insufficient Republican support for a clean extension. A small bipartisan group of senators is reportedly working on reforms to the ACA, potentially using this bill as a vehicle for their proposals, Escobar said.
Escobar urged El Paso residents to contact U.S. Sens. John Cornyn and Ted Cruz to advocate for the extension. “El Pasoans deserve to have senators who are fighting for their health insurance,” she said…