Following up on principles they introduced in early November, U.S. House Rep. Jeff Hurd, the Grand Junction Republican representing Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District, joined Tom Suozzi (D-New York), Don Bacon (R-Nebraska) and Josh Gottheimer (D-New Jersey) in introducing an Affordable Care Act subsidy extension bill Friday morning.

The legislation — titled the Bipartisan Healthcare Optimization, Protection and Extension (HOPE) Act — would extend ACA enhanced premium tax credits for two years. It also aims to add new income caps and guardrails against health care fraud.

The bill would extend enhanced premium tax credits for enrollees earning less than $200,000 per year for a family of four. Credits for enrollees earning between $200,000 and $300,000 for a family of four would be phase

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