VOTE ALERT: Buddy Carter and Mike Collins Vote to Block Bipartisan Effort to Stop Health Care Price Spikes

In response to Representatives and U.S. Senate candidates Buddy Carter and Mike Collins voting to block a bipartisan effort to extend Affordable Care Act tax credits and stop health care costs from skyrocketing, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee Spokesperson Joe Bush released the following statement:

“Buddy Carter and Mike Collins tried to block a bipartisan bill to stop health care costs from skyrocketing for Georgia families. By voting against extending Affordable Care Act tax credits, Carter and Collins have cost hundreds of thousands of Georgians their coverage and forced families to pay hundreds more each year for health care. In 2026, Georgians will remember the politicians who abandoned them when they needed help, and will hold Republicans accountable for it at the ballot box.”

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 have seen insurance costs increase by 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 Affordable Care Act tax credits that help 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 Affordable Care Act tax credits that help keep costs from rising.