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NEW: “Gabe Evans Talked About Lower Costs, Then Voted Against ACA Subsidies” [American Journal News]

Evans voted against lowering health care premiums weeks after claiming he cared about reducing health care costs
Gabe Evans has a tricky time telling the truth.

This time, Evans is getting called out for claiming that he wanted Congress to fix skyrocketing insurance premiums – then voting against lowering health care costs just weeks later.

REMINDER: Evans’ vote AGAINST extending the Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credits means that some Coloradans are now paying “nearly triple” for the same health care plans this year compared to 2025.

DCCC Spokesperson Lindsay Reilly:
“Gabe Evans will say just about anything to stay in power. Instead of lowering costs for families, Evans is spending his time in office gutting health care to pay for tax cuts for billionaires. Coloradans know Evans is a complete fraud, and they’ll fire him for it this November.”

Read the reporting for yourself…

American Journal News: Gabe Evans talked about lower costs, then voted against ACA subsidies

  • Colorado Rep. Gabe Evans put lowering health care costs at the top of his 2026 to-do list, and then immediately voted against a bipartisan plan to do exactly that.
  • Evans told the Denver Gazette last December that his constituents were concerned about the “rising cost of health care, and specifically health insurance.” He told Colorado Public Radio a week later that he wanted Congress to focus on cost-of-living issues in the new year.
  • But one of Evans’ first votes of 2026 was against reinstating Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) tax credits that kept insurance premiums low for 22 million Americans. 
  • Many of Evans’ own constituents have seen their monthly premiums nearly triple since the credits expired on Jan. 1.
  • Evans voting against affordable health care is nothing new. Last year, he supported the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which will make sweeping cuts to Medicaid. More than 200,000 Coloradans are projected to lose insurance because of the law, including 30,000 in Evans’ district.
  • Rural hospitals that depend on Medicaid reimbursements to operate are threatened by the law as well. At least six Colorado hospitals are expected to close unless action is taken to mitigate the cuts.
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