{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://davids.house.gov/media/press-releases/watch-affordable-care-act-anniversary-davids-calls-extend-health-care-tax", "WATCH: On Affordable Care Act Anniversary, Davids Calls to Extend Health Care Tax Credits, Lower Costs for Kansans", "2026-03-23", "2026", "2026-03", "Democrat", "House", "KS", "Sharice Davids", "D000629", "davids.house.gov", "davids", "https://davids.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Today, on the anniversary of the Affordable Care Act, Representative Sharice Davids is once again calling on Congress to extend critical health care tax credits that have helped more than 160,000 Kansans afford coverage and save an average of $700 annually. Because Republican politicians refused to act, these enhanced tax credits have expired \u2014 driving up costs and putting affordable coverage out of reach for working families, seniors, and small business owners.\n\n\u201cFamilies are already feeling the squeeze from rising costs, and higher health care premiums are only making it harder to get by,\u201d said Davids. \u201cThese tax credits made a real difference for Kansans, helping them afford doctor visits and prescriptions, and giving them peace of mind. On the anniversary of the Affordable Care Act, we should be building on that progress, not going backward. Congress needs to act to extend these savings and bring stability back to the health care marketplace.\u201d\n\nWATCH: Davids speaks on the necessity to overcome partisan gridlock and extend health care tax credit\n\nThe enhanced ACA tax credits previously helped lower costs for Kansans, but their expiration is now leading to steep premium increases. Some Kansans are facing dramatic spikes in their monthly costs:\n\nA Mission Woods resident saw premiums rise by more than $17,000 annually\n\nA Prairie Village resident saw premiums rise by more than 3,000 percent\n\nAn Edwardsville resident saw premiums rise by more than $2,000 annually\n\nNationally, the lapse in these tax credits is projected to increase premiums by an average of 77 percent and could push millions of Americans off their health insurance. Health policy experts warn that as premiums rise, healthier individuals may drop coverage, leaving a smaller, higher-risk insurance pool\u2014driving costs even higher for those who remain insured.", 1, "2026-04-09T05:39:42Z", "2026-04-09T05:40:59Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://davids.house.gov/media/press-releases/watch-affordable-care-act-anniversary-davids-calls-extend-health-care-tax"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.002374105155468, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}