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DES MOINES — Iowa Democrats warned Friday that tens of thousands of Iowans could face skyrocketing health insurance premiums or lose coverage altogether if Republicans in Congress fail to extend expiring Affordable Care Act tax credits.

Iowa Democratic Party chair Rita Hart said GOP leaders are playing politics with a vital program that helps families afford coverage. The enhanced ACA subsidies, first expanded during the COVID-19 pandemic, are set to expire at the end of the year unless Congress acts.

“We have a growing health care crisis that is facing Iowans,” Hart told reporters during a Friday morning press call.

“Republicans would rather shut down the government than work with Democrats

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