Vermont Business Magazine Around 2:00 p.m. ET on Thursday, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vermont), a member of the Senate Finance Committee, will take to the Senate floor and urge his colleagues to pass his resolution to extend funding for Affordable Care Act (ACA) premium tax credits by three years. The Senator’s legislation would also extend the ongoing Open Enrollment season to May 1, 2026.
Senate Republicans have, to date, refused to extend the ACA health care tax credits and reopen the government, resulting in the largest government shutdown in U.S. history.
In Vermont, nearly 30,000 people rely on ACA tax credits to afford health care. Without the ACA tax credits, a Vermont family of four making $130,000 a year that currently pays $1,195 a month for a baseline health care plan can expect to pay $3,035 a month for that same plan—a $22,080 annual increase. A Vermont family of four making about $64,000 a year will pay 920% more.
WHAT: Senator Welch to demand vote on resolution to extend ACA health tax credits and Open Enrollment period
WHEN: Thursday, November 6, 2025; approximately 2:00 p.m. ET
LIVESTREAM: Watch LIVE on C-SPAN2 or on Senator Welch’s YouTube channel.
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