Wittman voted 60 times to undo the Affordable Care Act, then he backed extending its subsidies

By: Charlotte Rene Woods

Outlets: Virginia Mercury

Published: September 3, 2026

Words: 1,160

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago

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In 2017, U.S. Rep. Rob Wittman, R-Westmoreland, touted voting to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act 60 times. Nearly a decade later, he was one of just 17 Republicans nationwide to vote to extend expired ACA subsidies, before Congress ultimately let them lapse.

The expired subsidies have spurred 94,000 Virginians to drop their insurance so far and is the latest healthcare issue congressional …

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