{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://smucker.house.gov/media/press-releases/smucker-supports-lower-health-care-premiums-all-americans-act", "Smucker Supports Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act", "2025-12-17", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "House", "PA", "Lloyd Smucker", "S001199", "smucker.house.gov", "smucker", "https://smucker.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON\u2014Rep. Lloyd Smucker (PA-11) voted in favor of the Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act (H.R. 6703) and released the following statement:\n\n\u201cThe Democrats made empty promises to the American people a decade and a half ago. Their poorly named \u201cAffordable\u201d Care Act has been anything but affordable for my constituents who purchase their health coverage from the marketplace. The Lower Health Care Premiums for All Act will do exactly what it says\u2014reduce premiums for all Americans, not just those on the Obamacare marketplace, and give them more options when choosing their health care,\u201dsaid Rep. Smucker.\n\nBackground:\n\nThe Congressional Budget Office reports the Lower Health Care Premiums for All Americans Act will \u201creduce gross benchmark premiums by 11 percent.\u201d\n\nThe Lower Health Care Premiums for All Act, courtesy of Speaker Mike Johnson:\n\nLowers Premiums for all Americans\n\nPharmacy Benefit Manager Transparency: Requires PBMs to provide employers with detailed data on prescription drug spending, rebates, spread pricing, and formulary decisions\u2014empowering plans and workers with the transparency they deserve.\n\nAppropriates Cost Sharing Reduction Payments: Provides necessary funding for CSR payments beginning in 2027, lowering premiums, and stabilizing the individual market while ensuring taxpayer dollars are used responsibly. Relief would be better directed towards low-income enrollees that need them.\n\nImproves Health Care Options for America\u2019s Workers", 1, "2026-04-04T05:28:40Z", "2026-04-04T05:30:10Z"]], "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://smucker.house.gov/media/press-releases/smucker-supports-lower-health-care-premiums-all-americans-act"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.7140249945223331, "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"}