U.S. Representative Terri Sewell, D-Alabama, called for the continuation of Affordable Care Act subsidies during a Saturday live stream.

Enhanced premium tax credits, or ePTCs, are federal subsidies for health insurance enacted by the American Rescue Plan Act in 2021 and extended by the Inflation Reduction Act in 2022.

The credits have been administered yearly through the ACA’s Health Insurance Marketplace. However, ePTCs are currently set to expire at the end of 2025.

During a weekend iteration of her “Terri Talks” social media events, Sewell spoke to a resident of her district who utilizes ePTCs and reflected on the credits’ value to Americans, and how Congress’s failure to reach a consensus on healthcare funding led to the federal government shutdown, which began on October 1.

“At a

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