In Washington, the debate is heating up over Affordable Care Act subsidies set to expire in just weeks.

Missouri Senator Josh Hawley is pushing a new plan to make health care more affordable.

At a hearing in Washington on Wednesday, he said his bill would make health care tax-free.

“We did no taxes on tips, no taxes on overtime earlier this year,” said Hawley. “How about no taxes on health care? If you pay premiums, you ought to be able to deduct that from your taxes. If you have out of pocket medical expenses, you ought to be able to deduct every dollar off of your taxes.”

Hawley says the plan would include an upper limit to prevent wealthy Americans from gaming the system.

During the hearing Senator Hawley shared a letter he received from a Missouri resident about her recent medical

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