Health care: protecting coverage
What they say
His campaign says he is working to protect healthcare.
“working to lower the cost of living, protect healthcare, strengthen our communities, and ensure America is strong at home and around the world”
Source: Kean for Congress Inc
What the record shows ·
His record runs both ways. He voted for H.R. 1 twice in 2025 (Roll Calls 145 and 190); the law requires states to set Medicaid work requirements for certain adults (section 71119) and makes other eligibility changes. He is an original cosponsor of two bipartisan health-insurance bills, the Bipartisan Premium Tax Credit Extension Act (H.R. 5145) and the Bipartisan Health Insurance Affordability Act (H.R. 6501), neither of which has left committee. On January 7 and 8, 2026 he voted to discharge and then to pass H.R. 1834, which extends those credits through 2028; it passed 230 to 196 and awaits the Senate. He has also sponsored health bills of his own, among them the HELP Copays Act (H.R. 6423), with Democratic original cosponsors, the Mental Health Parity Enforcement and Funding Act (H.R. 9551) and the Medicare Premiums Reduction Act of 2026 (H.R. 9709); none has left committee.
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Limit: "Protect healthcare" names no measure, so there is nothing specific to hold the record against. His votes to extend the marketplace credits go the way the claim points; his votes for a law that tightens Medicaid eligibility go the other way. How many people either change covers is an estimate, not a record, and this card does not score it.