Tell Congress to finally act: pass an ACA tax credit extension now

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Last week, before Congress went home for the holidays, four Republicans joined House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries' discharge petition to force a vote in the House to extend the Affordable Care Act’s enhanced premium tax credits.1 Now that the discharge petition has 218 signers, the House must vote on the measure when it comes back in January. If the House passes a clean extension of the subsidies, it increases the likelihood that the Senate could act quickly. Send a message to your Senators and Representative urging them to act immediately in January to vote on and pass an extension of the enhanced ACA premium tax credits. SEND A MESSAGE With out-of-pocket premiums more than doubling for tens of millions of people in the New Year, this sets people up with impossible choices between having health insurance or having enough money to pay for other necessities like housing. In November, we asked supporters across the country to share their stories with us, after they knew what their increased costs would be if Congress did not extend their tax credits. Here are some: From Cincinnati, OH: “I am a senior living on my pension and savings, and my monthly ACA health insurance premiums just rose from $10.07 to $293.57. Needless to say, I can't afford government healthcare anymore even though my taxes fund it and the healthcare that ALL of Congress enjoys. This is taxation without representation AND a backdoor way to privatize all healthcare in this country.” From Omaha, NE: “I’m a 64-year-old woman who recently lost my job due to a reduction in force. My husband is a retired minister and qualifies for Medicare. While I was employed, my ACA health insurance cost was just under $300 a month. Now, without the tax credits, my ACA premium will jump to $950 a month. I have several health issues, so going without insurance isn’t an option.” These stories represent the millions of people who will suffer if the ACA premium tax credits aren’t extended. Congress must act as soon as possible. Send a message today, urging Congress to vote to extend the ACA premium tax credits now. Thank you for all you do, Deborah Weinstein Executive Director, CHN Action DONATE NOW 1 Frustrated GOP moderates join Democrats to force Obamacare extension vote

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Demand the Trump administration stop its rollback, which puts Big Oil profits over consumers’ rights.

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Donald Trump ran on a promise to lower costs for working families. That is, apparently, unless those lower costs hurt greedy corporations. Right now, the Trump administration is attempting to roll back fuel efficiency standards that were poised to save consumers $23 billion at the pump. This is a massive handout to Big Oil while also giving consumers fewer options when purchasing a new or used car -- putting more gas guzzlers on the road over fuel efficient vehicles. Before Trump’s Department of Transportation can officially roll back the United States’ fuel economy standards, they must hold a public comment period. It’s up to us to flood the DOT with messages demanding they maintain higher fuel efficiency and put consumers’ rights over corporate profit. Click here to submit an official comment today. Submit Your Comment Since Congress enacted fuel efficiency standards in 1975, when cars got just 13 miles per gallon, the federal government has overseen the Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) in order to make the U.S. less reliant on foreign oil. According to one industry source;[1] “By making cars use less fuel on average, Americans would not only save money on fuel, but reduce fuel demand which means that prices would go down overall.” In fact, over the last 20 years, CAFE standards have saved consumers an average of $7,000 in fuel costs over the lifetime of a car. But now, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy is claiming that the federal government doesn’t have the authority to regulate fuel economy, even though it’s been the law of the land for the last 50 years. Demand the Trump administration stop its rollback, which puts Big Oil profits over consumers’ rights. Click here to submit an official comment today. Together, we’re demanding policies that put the pocketbooks of working people over corporate greed. In Solidarity, -Faiz Faiz Shakir, Co-Founder More Perfect Union SUPPORT OUR WORK [1] DOT opens public comment on plan to hike fuel costs during affordability crisis

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