Trump targets ‘Fat Cat’ insurers, wants to redirect billions in ACA subsidies directly to Americans
WASHINGTON, D.C.—One major issue of contention in the current government shutdown debate is over ACA exchange subsidies—premium tax credits set to expire at the end of 2025. Democrat lawmakers are pushing for a one-year or longer extension of these enhanced subsidies to maintain affordability for millions of enrollees, while Republican lawmakers are proposing to redirect […]
Lawmakers point fingers over government shutdown while blue-collar people suffer
WASHINGTON D.C.—At 35 days and counting, the current government shutdown now ties the record for the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. Both Democrats and Republicans are placing the blame across the aisles claiming the opposite side is responsible for federal workers not being paid and millions of Americans left without food assistance, heat, and […]
HHS announces the first drugs for Medicare drug price negotiations
WASHINGTON, D.C., August 30, 2023—The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the first 10 prescription drugs covered under Medicare Part D selected for price negotiations which was made possible by the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act. The drugs selected impact approximately 144,000 Medicare Part D enrollees in Washington state to treat […]
Manchin condemns Biden’s remarks to shut down coal plants
WASHINGTON, D.C., November 6, 2022—Senator Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) sharply condemned President Joe Biden (D) for vowing to close all coal plants across the Nation as “outrageous and divorced from reality” in a press release yesterday. “Comments like these are the reason the American people are losing trust in President Biden and instead believes he does […]
Congress passes Inflation Reduction Act of 2022
WASHINGTON, D.C., August 12, 2022 – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passes the Inflation Reduction Act, just days after Vice President Kamala Harris cast the tie-breaking vote to pass the legislation in the U.S. Senate. The legislation passed on party lines with 220 yeas (all Democrats) and 207 nays (all Republicans) with four Republicans not voting. […]
Health care leaders speak with Larsen about Inflation Reduction Act
EVERETT, Wash., August 9, 2022 – Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) met with the CEOs of both Compass Health and the Community Health Center of Snohomish County in Everett to discuss benefits the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) brings to Washingtonians and health care centers. “I think the biggest impact, would be the ability for Medicare to […]
Larsen and DelBene praise Senate passage of Inflation Reduction Act
WASHINGTON, D.C, August 7, 2022 – Today, Vice President Kamala Harris cast the tie-breaking vote to pass the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) in the U.S. Senate. The U.S. House of Representatives is now expected to take up the legislation later this week before sending it to President Biden’s desk for signature. The Senate used the […]
