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Washington, D.C. – 1/8/26… Today, Congressman Mike Lawler (NY-17) released the following statement after voting in favor of legislation that extends COVID-era enhanced ACA premium tax credits for the next three years. With the bill’s passage through the House and advancing to the Senate, the Congressman is pushing for a bipartisan compromise to get it across the finish line and signed into law. Rep. Lawler spoke on the House floor in support of this effort to make healthcare more affordable for households in the Hudson Valley. 

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“Healthcare affordability is not a political issue, it is a governing responsibility. My signature on the discharge for this bill, and my affirmative vote today, is not an endorsement of a clean 3-year extension, rather a commitment to a bipartisan solution. I look forward to working with and voting on a Senate-amended bipartisan compromise in weeks ahead. My focus is always ensuring Hudson Valley families aren’t caught in the gridlock, and that doesn’t change today,” said Congressman Lawler. 

Congressman Lawler is one of the most bipartisan members of Congress and represents New York's 17th Congressional District, which is just north of New York City and contains all or parts of Rockland, Putnam, Dutchess, and Westchester Counties. He was rated the most effective freshman lawmaker in the 118th Congress, 8th overall, surpassing dozens of committee chairs.

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