GA-10 constituents could see an average 345% increase in ACA premiums
Yesterday, Rep. Mike Collins’ constituents gathered outside his district office in Monroe, GA to protest his opposition to extending critical ACA tax credits for 1.4 million Georgians and his failure to show up for work in over three weeks to help reopen the government and protect Georgians’ health care.
The protest comes after a recent analysis by KFF revealed that an average 60-year-old couple in Collins’ district could see their health care premiums rise by an average of 345% if ACA tax credits are allowed to expire at the end of the year — the highest increase of any congressional district in the state.
See below for coverage on the protests against Mike Collins’ opposition to extending ACA tax credits for 1.4 million Georgians:
ANF: Constituents Protest Rep. Collins on ACA Subsidies
- Joe Gorchow, WANF-CBS: Today, people gathered in Monroe, as you can see behind me, making their disappointment in their representative, Mike Collins, very clear.
- Joe Gorchow, WANF-CBS: At the center of this protest, outside his office, was Collins’ opposition to extending ACA tax credits, the same issue that’s been central to the ongoing government shutdown.
- Joe Gorchow, WANF-CBS: Republicans have expressed some interest in negotiating an extension but only after a deal to reopen the government.
- Joe Gorchow, WANF-CBS: Protestors say Collins being a part of that doesn’t represent Georgians.
- Michael Caw: “Us working people have to work, you know. Us working people don’t get big salaries and expenses paid, especially medical. But, we have to pay them and we need to have legislation written so that the people that are on the ACA are able to afford it.
- Joe Gorchow, WANF-CBS: They argue not including the subsidies would also raise rates for people who aren’t in an ACA plan by increasing health care costs across the board.
- Joe Gorchow, WANF-CBS: Atlanta News First has reached out to Representative Collins’ office for comment.
CBS Atlanta: Protest Outside Rep. Collins’ Office
- Jobina Fortson-Evans, WUPA: Here in Georgia, the political standoff sparked a protest outside of Congressman Mike Collins’ office.
- Jobina Fortson-Evans, WUPA: Demonstrators in Monroe called on Collins to return to Washington and support Democrats’ plan to extend health care tax credits.