{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://shontelbrown.house.gov/media/press-releases/brown-votes-against-republican-spending-bill-calls-legislation-cancel-health", "Brown Votes Against Republican Spending Bill, Calls for Legislation to Cancel Health Care Cuts", "2025-11-12", "2025", "2025-11", "Democrat", "House", "OH", "Shontel M. Brown", "B001313", "shontelbrown.house.gov", "shontelbrown", "https://shontelbrown.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "Washington, DC \u2014 Congresswoman Shontel Brown (OH-11) voted against the government funding bill brought to the floor by Republican Speaker of the House Mike Johnson on Wednesday. The bill funds the government through January 30, 2026, with no legislative action to extend Affordable Care Act Enhanced Premium Tax Credits, before those credits expire at the end of the year. Last night, the Republican-led House Rules Committee rejected a Democratic amendment to extend ACA tax credits for three years.\n\nThe legislation also includes a provision to provide direct cash payments of $500,000 or more to Republican Senators who were investigated for their actions related to the attack on the US Capitol on January 6, 2021.\n\nBecause of cuts to the Affordable Care Act, over 50,000 people in Cuyahoga County will see significant price increases for their ACA health care coverage for 2026 plans. This summer, President Trump also signed the largest cuts to Medicaid in history, jeopardizing the health care coverage of over 40,000 people represented by Brown in OH-11. In Cuyahoga County approximately 35,000 Ohioans will be subject to new Medicaid work requirements beginning next year.\n\nCongresswoman Brown releases the following statement:\n\n\u201cOhio cannot afford Trump\u2019s agenda. While people suffer, Trump and his MAGA allies are focused on bailouts, ballrooms, and tax cuts for the wealthy. This Republican spending bill is a bad deal for Northeast Ohio: it locks in Trump\u2019s health care cuts that will create catastrophic price increases and cause people to lose coverage.\n\n\u201cPresident Trump\u2019s actions during this government shutdown have been shameful. He illegally withheld SNAP benefits, cancelled thousands of flights, and attempted to fire thousands of workers.\n\n\u201cFor the past seven weeks I have heard a resounding message from Northeast Ohio: protect our health care. With this vote, I stand shoulder to shoulder with the people I represent. The numbers are staggering: 38,000 people in my district alone will see huge price increases for their insurance coverage. America\u2019s health care crisis is here \u2013 and Congress must act.\n\n\u201cTrump\u2019s greed and Republican cuts are breaking health care in America. There is still time for President Trump and Republicans in Congress to do the right thing, listen to the people, and keep health care affordable.\u201d\n\nAmerica\u2019s Health Care Crisis: What\u2019s at Stake in Northeast Ohio\n\nACA Plan Price Increases:\n\nIf ACA Enhanced Premium tax credits expire, ACA marketplace premiums will increase on average by $705 per year for individuals, with families seeing cost increases in the thousands.\n\nAccording to this calculator, a family of four in Cleveland with a household income of $56,000 a year (the median income in OH-11) would see their premiums increase by $2,400 in 2026, a 100% increase.\n\nHow Many People Will Pay More Due to ACA Cuts:\n\nApproximately 513,517 Ohioans benefit from ACA Enhanced Premium Tax Credits\n\nThat includes 56,800 people in Cuyahoga County and 38,000 people represented by Congresswoman Brown in OH-11\n\nMedicaid Cuts Starting in 2026:\n\nThe Republican Budget Bill signed in July included over $1 trillion in health care cuts, including the largest cuts to Medicaid in history.\n\nAccording to analysis from the Joint Economic Committee, over 25,000 people in OH-11 will lose Medicaid coverage and over 17,000 will lose ACA coverage due to Republican health care cuts.\n\nIn Cuyahoga County, approximately 35,000 people could lose Medicaid coverage.\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-06T19:52:45Z"]], "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://shontelbrown.house.gov/media/press-releases/brown-votes-against-republican-spending-bill-calls-legislation-cancel-health"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9074108675122261, "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"}