U.S. Representative Brian Fitzpatrick, who represents Pennsylvania’s 1st District in Congress, issued a statement regarding ongoing negotiations over expiring healthcare credits under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Fitzpatrick has been involved in bipartisan discussions aimed at reaching a compromise.
“We have worked for months to craft a two-party solution to address these expiring healthcare credits. We’ve worked for months with both parties, in both chambers, and with the White House, all in good faith, to balance all equities and offer a responsible bridge that successfully threaded the needle,” Fitzpatrick said.
He expressed disappointment that his request for a Floor vote on the proposed compromise was denied. “Our only request was a Floor vote on this compromise, so that the American People’s voice could be heard on this issue. That request was rejected. Then, at the request of House leadership I, along with my colleagues, filed multiple amendments, and testified at length to those amendments. House leadership then decided to reject every single one of these amendments. As I’ve stated many times before, the only policy that is worse than a clean three-year extension without any reforms, is a policy of complete expiration without any bridge. Unfortunately, it is House leadership themselves that have forced this outcome.”
Fitzpatrick reiterated his position that any extension should be fiscally responsible and focus on lower- and middle-income families while including income limits and modernization measures for Health Savings Accounts (HSAs), as well as protections against fraud—principles he noted are present in bipartisan Senate efforts.
“I continue to believe any extension must be targeted, fiscally responsible, focused on lower- and middle-income families, include income limits, modernizes HSAs, and guards against fraud—principles reflected in bipartisan work underway in the Senate,” he said.
He concluded by emphasizing lawmakers’ responsibility during legislative impasses: “When the process breaks down, responsibility doesn’t. Our job is to protect the people we serve, and I will not stand by while a preventable crisis unfolds.”
Brian Fitzpatrick has represented Pennsylvania’s 1st District since 2017 after succeeding Mike Fitzpatrick in Congress. He was born in Philadelphia in 1973 and currently resides in Levittown. Fitzpatrick holds degrees from La Salle University (BS) and Pennsylvania State University (JD).
