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  • Congressman John Larson Opposes Inadequate Senate Affordable Care Act (ACA) Funding Proposal

    Congressman John Larson Opposes Inadequate Senate Affordable Care Act (ACA) Funding Proposal

    From the website of CT Congressman John Larson, District 1

    On November 10, 2025, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) announced his opposition to the Senate Republican funding proposal that fails to address rising health care costs. If Affordable Care Act tax credits expire, 19,000 CT-01 residents will see premiums spike, and the average family of four will see their annual premiums rise by $2,571. 

    “Democrats put forward a plan almost two months ago to keep government open and lower health care costs for families, but Donald Trump told Republicans to ‘not even bother’ negotiating,” said Larson. “Since then, federal workers have gone without pay, families had their SNAP benefits illegally taken from them by this president, and millions of Americans are about to see their premiums skyrocket – with the average household in my district set to pay $2,571 more next year.

    President Trump has never had to worry where his next meal is coming from or if he can afford to take his child to the doctor when they’re sick. Ballrooms and billion-dollar bailouts to Argentina won’t help working families get by. They need real action to make life more affordable. The plan Senate Republicans have put forward does nothing to address these concerns. Donald Trump and his minions in Congress didn’t have my vote when they created this health care crisis, and they don’t have my vote now.”

  • CT Congressional Delegation Joins Access Health CT to Call for Congress to Prevent Skyrocketing Health Care Costs

    CT Congressional Delegation Joins Access Health CT to Call for Congress to Prevent Skyrocketing Health Care Costs

    From the office of John Larson:

    U.S. Reps. John B. Larson (CT-01), Joe Courtney (CT-02), Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Jim Himes (CT-04) and Jahana Hayes (CT-05) joined Access Health CT CEO James Michel in Hartford to discuss the urgent need for Congress to maintain longstanding Affordable Care Act tax credits in a government funding bill. 

    This month, an estimated 142,000 Connecticut residents are set to see their health care costs skyrocket when Access Health CT sends notices of 2026 premiums for Affordable Care Act plans. The sharp cost hike is due to the expiration of Affordable Care Act tax credits. The Connecticut Congressional delegation is fighting to prevent this by maintaining the tax credits in a truly clean government funding bill. 

    If Congress lets Affordable Care Act tax credits expire:

    • A couple in their early-60s in Hartford County with an annual income of $85,000 will see their premium increase by $25,103/year.
    • A family of four in New London County with an annual income of $130,000 will see their premium increase by $13,885/year.
    • A family of four in New Haven County with annual income of $130,000 will see their premium increase by $12,992/year.
    • A couple in their early-60s in Fairfield County with an income of $85,000/year will see their premium increase by $30,261/year.
    • A couple in their mid-50s in Litchfield County with an annual income of $85,000 will see their premium increase by $21,496/year.

    Source: The Kaiser Family Foundation