An unidentified speaker told a committee that health savings accounts, or HSAs, are used by “millions of Americans” and urged members to support a bipartisan measure recently introduced in the committee to expand those accounts as a path to lower health-care costs.

The speaker said HSAs give people a tax-advantaged choice that can make care more affordable and pushed back against critics who have characterized HSAs as tools mainly for retirement or, in the speaker’s words, for “throw[ing] parties with this stuff.” The speaker added the measure is bipartisan and was introduced in the committee, and expressed hope it would gain traction so the issues could be addressed formally.

“Like, oh, HSA accounts, I mean, used by millions of Americans to be able to…choose how to get a tax advantage way, having the choice and the ability to lower their own costs and make it more affordable,” the unidentified speaker said. The speaker later criticized political opponents’ characterizations: “oh, they throw parties with this stuff, or this is for retirement. I’m getting sick and tired of it.”

The speaker also argued that relying solely on subsidies is unlikely to drive market affordability, saying, “if you just keep throwing money at a subsidy, it’s never gonna make…consumer choice drive a market to affordability.” The statement framed the proposed HSA-related measure as an alternative approach focused on consumer choice rather than increased subsidies.

The transcript does not identify the speaker by name or provide a bill number, nor does it record any formal motion, vote, or staff direction tied to the remarks. The speaker described the proposal as bipartisan and introduced in committee but did not provide further legislative details in the provided excerpts. No committee name, bill text, or next procedural steps were specified in the transcript.