VOTE ALERT: Buddy Carter and Mike Collins Refuse to Extend Affordable Care Act Tax Credits, Pushing Higher Costs on Georgians

In response to Representatives and U.S. Senate candidates Buddy Carter and Mike Collins pushing forward on a junk health care plan that would not extend Affordable Care Act tax credits, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee Spokesperson Joe Bush released the following statement: 

“For months, Buddy Carter, Mike Collins, and Republicans in Congress have stood in the way of efforts to address the crisis that the GOP created and stop health care costs from rising further for Georgia families. Instead of working with Democrats to lower costs, Carter, Collins, and Republicans are trying to sell junk plans that would only drive costs even higher for hardworking Americans. Carter, Collins, and Republicans have put hundreds of thousands of Georgians at risk of losing coverage, with many seeing their insurance costs double or worse, and in 2026, voters will hold them accountable.”

Learn more about Buddy Carter and Mike Collins’ attacks on Georgians’ health care:

• Thanks to Buddy Carter and Mike Collins, roughly 372,000 Georgians will lose health insurance, and 1,408,787 will see insurance costs increase. Health insurance costs in Georgia will increase 85% – an average of $528. 
• Buddy Carter voted to fully or partially repeal the Affordable Care Act nine times and claimed he was a “leader in crafting” Republicans’ toxic plan that is spiking health insurance costs. Carter also voted against creating and extending the Affordable Care Act tax credits that are helping keep costs from rising. 
• Mike Collins called the Affordable Care Act “the number one threat to our economy” and called to “defund, repeal, and replace” it. He “helped whip votes to pass” – and then voted for Republicans’ toxic plan that is spiking health insurance costs. Collins also voted against creating the Affordable Care Act tax credits that are helping keep costs from rising.