Despite the government shutdown ending, FL Representative Kathy Castor continues debate over the future of Affordable Care Act tax credits in Washington, with roughly 20 million Americans — including more than half a million in the Tampa Bay region — relying on the subsidies for health coverage. Castor criticized Congressional Republicans and President Trump for advancing a partisan spending bill that she says fails to address rising health care costs and includes what she describes as significant Medicaid reductions and threats to Medicare.