Dan Coats: “similarly, as Mr. Cardin has said, what this does is to continue something that was put into the Affordable Care Act, a…”

“similarly, as Mr. Cardin has said, what this does is to continue something that was put into the Affordable Care Act, a rise between 7.5 percent of adjusted gross income before you can begin deducting to 10 percent of adjusted gross income before you can deduct. For seniors, an exemption was provided so that seniors could stay at the 7.5 percent level. This expires next year. My amendment essentially extends this for 7 years. It is to the benefit of seniors to do this. For those seniors who find excessive medical expenses facing them, this is something that was supported, obviously, by everyone across the aisle in the Affordable Care Act, and I am extending this for an additional 7 years with this amendment. I urge my colleagues to support for low-income and middle-income seniors the excessive medical cost by adopting the amendment. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Maryland.”