House to vote on ACA tax credit extension - UPI.com

Jan. 8 (UPI) -- The U.S. House is set to vote on a plan to extend Affordable Care Act premium tax credits Thursday.

Nine Republicans broke from party leadership to join Democrats in forcing a vote on the House floor on Wednesday. Only four Republicans pushed for a floor vote last month when lawmakers tried to pass an extension before the end-of-year deadline.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., expects the extension to pass.

"Later on today, House Democrats, joined by some of our Republican colleagues in a bipartisan coalition, will advance legislation to extend the Affordable Care Act tax credits to prevent millions of everyday Americans from experiencing dramatically increased premiums, copays and deductibles," Jeffries said Thursday in a news conference.

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