THIS IS SIMPLE FISCAL TREACHERY! We must stop the Democratic Party's blackmail and allow the unnecessary, temporary ACA subsidy tax credit to LAPSE.

This enormous spending was a so-called "emergency" fix for COVID-era unemployment. That emergency is OVER. We are now watching the clock tick on a looming $37 TRILLION national debt, and anyone who votes to extend this giveaway is actively committing fiscal malpractice against the American taxpayer!

The 21-22 million people enrolled in these plans were able to pay their own premiums before the pandemic, and with the job market back to where it was pre-COVID or better, they can and must do so again! Stop acting as if every American needs the government to hold their hand for a basic necessity.

Furthermore, the entire ACA system is a catastrophic blunder—a textbook example of a government overreach that we simply cannot afford year after year. We already have robust, foundational safety nets for the vulnerable: Medicare for the elderly and disabled, and state programs like Medicaid and Arizona's ACCHS for the low-income. The ACA is a redundant, destructive, and inexcusable layer of added expense.

If we have any honest intention of regaining control of our national finances, the spending MUST be returned to pre-COVID levels. This is not negotiable. This is not "mean." This is the only path to fiscal sanity.

Republicans, please stay strong!

It's the ultimate irony that the AFFORDABLE Care Act is unaffordable without subsidies. HC and health insurance is far from affordable for many and yet this act has done nothing but increase costs. We need TRUE HC reform, not papering over the problems with subsidies.