Sessions Votes to Halt Tax Increases on Middle Class and Seniors

WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Congressman Pete Sessions (R-TX), Chairman of the House Rules Committee, today issued the following statement after voting in favor of a bill to repeal the increase in the income threshold used to determine eligibility for the tax deduction for medical care expenses:

"Under Obamacare millions of Americans have seen their premiums sky rocket, their out of pocket costs soar, and have felt the burden of unnecessary, onerous tax hikes. One of the nearly twenty tax hikes in the president's healthcare law includes increasing the income threshold from 7.5% to 10% to determine eligibility for the tax deduction for medical care expenses. This unnecessary tax hike would impact families already struggling to keep up with their rising healthcare costs. Today the House passed a common sense solution that permanently lowers the adjusted gross income threshold for all taxpayers, regardless of age, back to 7.5% to provide Americans with the relief they need. As House Republicans continue to fight to reform and improve our healthcare system, I believe this bill will bolster our efforts to create a more sustainable, affordable healthcare system without unnecessary costs and onerous tax hikes."

For more information on H.R. 3590, Halt Tax Increases on the Middle Class and Seniors Act, click here.

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