Representative Tran Rejects Spending Proposal that Fails to Address Health Care Crisis

Washington, DC - U.S. Representative Derek Tran (CA-45) voted against a government spending proposal that fails to address surging health insurance costs while Southern California families are already facing a cost-of-living crisis.

"I was sent to Washington to challenge a broken system, not rubber-stamp the status quo. I voted against this deal because it fails to meet our community's urgent needs, especially protecting affordable health care," said Representative Tran. "I cannot trust that President Trump and Congressional Republicans will work with us to make health care more affordable when they have broken the trust of the American people time and time again. President Trump has consistently used Congressionally appropriated funds to serve his partisan political agenda while our communities are left out in the cold. I have been ready to work out a bipartisan solution that fully funds our government and ensures that California families don't have to choose between going to a doctor and putting food on the table."

Representative Tran cosponsored several amendmentsto H.R. 5371, the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act of 2026, including an amendment that would lower health care costs for California families by extending the Affordable Care Act's enhanced premium tax credits for the next three years. Republican House leadership refused to consider any amendments before H.R. 5371 was called to the floor for a vote.

H.R. 5371 passed the House with a vote of 222-209.

Representative Tran remains committed to lowering health care costs and preserving vital access to health care for families in CA-45. He voted against H.R. 5371,the partisan government funding package that guts affordable health care through the Affordable Care Act, and joined members of the California Congressional Delegationto speak out about the impacts of the Republican health care crisis on California families. In October, Tran also stood with Planned Parenthood of Orange and San Bernardino Counties (PPOSBC)to highlight the devastating local impacts of Republican health care cuts that have forced the closure of PPOSBC's primary care service, leaving 13,000 patients across Southern California without access to basic medical care.

Tran signed a letterto House Leadership urging the permanent extension of premium tax credits under the Affordable Care Act, and cosponsored H.R. 4849, the Protecting Healthcare and Lowering Costs Act,to codify those tax credits in law. Tran voted againstdismantling access to affordable health care and signed a discharge petition in the House to bring H.R. 2753, the Hands Off Medicaid and SNAP Act, to the House floor for a vote. He also introduced H.R. 4317, the bipartisan PBM Reform Act, alongside Representative Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R-GA-01), to encourage transparency and accountability in pharmacy benefit managers' (PBM) practices and lower the cost of prescription medication for hard-working families. Tran co-leads H.R. 4641, the Keep Kids Covered Act,with Representative Kathy Castor (FL-14), which would reduce the cost of healthcare for parents by ensuring continuous healthcare coverage for all children enrolled in Medicaid or the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP).

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Congressman Derek Tran represents California's 45th Congressional District. Serving his first term in Congress, Congressman Tran is a member of the House Armed Services Committee and House Small Business Committee, where he is Ranking Member of the Oversight, Investigations, and Regulations Subcommittee. Congressman Tran is the son of Vietnamese refugees, a Veteran, and fought for consumers as an attorney before entering Congress.