FRANKFORT, Ky. (LEX 18) — The U.S. Senate is expected to vote next week on a bill to extend tax credits that lower health insurance costs, but as of right now, the legislation appears unlikely to secure the necessary votes for passage. Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is pushing Congress to act, warning that the state's people and economy depend on it.

New polling this week shows the majority of Americans want Congress to extend the credits on insurance people get through the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. Premiums are set to go up and polling shows Americans cannot afford that increase, meaning many would lose their health insurance.

Beshear says Congress can and should give these people tax credits.

"The idea that this Congress would vote to extend tax cuts for the wealthy, b

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