Democrats push for last-minute vote on extending health care subsidies before deadline
Source: CBS News
Updated on: December 18, 2025 / 2:20 PM EST
Washington — House Democrats called on GOP leaders to hold a last-minute vote on extending Affordable Care Act tax credits on Thursday as lawmakers are poised to head home for the holidays without addressing the expiring subsidies.
"We're demanding a vote today on extending the Affordable Care Act tax credits today — not tomorrow, not next week, not next month — today," House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said.
Around 22 million Americans who purchase their health insurance through Affordable Care Act exchanges face a steep premium increase in the new year with the expiration of the enhanced tax credits on Dec. 31. And despite weeks of debate on Capitol Hill over the issue, which was at the center of the shutdown fight that ended last month, lawmakers have been unable to reach a resolution.
Speaking alongside House Democrats on the steps of the Capitol on Thursday morning, Jeffries and his leadership team cited his discharge petition, which reached the 218-signature threshold needed to force a vote on the tax credits a day earlier. Four moderate Republicans signed onto the petition Wednesday after days of back and forth on the GOP health care strategy, breaking with their party leadership to back the measure.
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