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Local representative asks Turlock to endorse Protecting Health Care and Lowering Costs Act
Summary
A representative for Congressman Adam Gray asked the council to consider endorsing federal legislation to reverse recent healthcare budget cuts and extend enhanced ACA premium tax credits, warning of potential coverage losses and large premium increases for millions of Californians; staff was given a draft letter and supporting materials.
A representative for Congressman Adam Gray addressed the council to request the city's endorsement of the Protecting Health Care and Lowering Costs Act, which the representative said would reverse federal health-care cuts and extend enhanced Affordable Care Act premium tax credits.
The speaker—identifying the office but not giving a personal name—said that, according to the legislation's advocates, roughly 4,000,000 Californians could lose coverage and about 1,700,000 could face premium increases up to 66% under the federal budget actions the bill would reverse. The representative said the office had emailed city staff a one-page draft support letter, the bill text and a related Fresno Bee editorial and offered mobile district office hours in Turlock for constituents.
Council thanked the representative for the update; no formal action to endorse the bill was recorded on the meeting agenda or in the votes at that session.
