Rep. Mike Lawler Says He Would Work with Dems to Restore Enhanced Obamacare Subsidies That Expired Last Year

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LAWLER: "Oh, absolutely. Look I’ve consistently been rated among the most bipartisan members of Congress My best friend in Congress is a Democrat Josh Gottheimer We led that effort to negotiate a bipartisan extension of the ACA enhanced premium tax credit Frankly, Margaret it was Hakeem Jeffries and Chuck Schumer that rejected the bipartisan agreement They wanted to go for a clean three-year extension with no reforms The fact is, since the Affordable Care Act took effect health insurance premiums are up 150 percent while insurance company profits are up over 2,000 percent We need to fix the system I am fully committed to addressing the health care costs in this country It’s the biggest driver of costs facing most Americans and we need bipartisan solutions to actually deal with it"