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The enhanced tax credits are slated to expire at the end of the year.
And when they do, the out-of-pocket costs for millions of Americans who buy their insurance on the Affordable Care Act marketplace will skyrocket.
House Speaker Mike Johnson says the GOP proposal instead tackles, quote, the real drivers of health care costs.
It will allow small businesses to band together to buy health insurance plans.
It also attempts to lower drug costs by imposing new requirements on pharmacy benefit managers.
A Democratic bill to extend the tax credits for three years failed in the Senate, as did a Republican proposal.
Members of Congress are running out of time to address health care costs before the holiday recess at the end of the week.
Are you ordering the secretary to release that full video?
The states pointed out a federal judge already issued a preliminary injunction in October which blocks USDA from withholding funding from states that don't share the data.
USDA has asked for items such as SNAP recipients' names, home addresses, birthdates, social security numbers, income information, and immigration status.
The states say they object to the federal government collecting Americans' personal data without a clear need for it and cited legal and data security concerns.
They suggested sharing de-identified data instead and asked USDA to answer a number of questions, including whether it can confirm state SNAP data won't be used for immigration enforcement.
SNAP, also known as food stamps, helps almost 42 million Americans get groceries, though enrollment is expected to dip because states are implementing new eligibility and work requirements that Republicans in Congress passed over the summer.
Rollins says more changes to SNAP are needed.
She alleges there are widespread problems with SNAP households receiving benefits fraudulently, but has not released detailed data, and many food policy experts say such cases have historically been rare.
Rollins sparked a flurry of confusion last month when she said everyone in SNAP would have to reapply, since SNAP applicants already go through a recertification process typically every year or six months.