I have and will continue to work to protect the promises we have made to our seniors and pass patient-centered reforms that increase competition and lower costs, without sacrificing protections for individuals with preexisting conditions.
Continue protecting seniors' promised benefits and pass patient-centered reforms that increase competition and lower health care costs without sacrificing preexisting-condition protections.
Occurrences
Evidence
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The House passed H.R. 2493, the Improving Care in Rural America Reauthorization Act, on April 21, 2026, with Michelle Fischbach listed as a member of the House and the vote recorded on the Clerk's official roll-call page. The vote shows concrete support for a patient-centered rural-care measure, but it does not by itself prove the broader promise of lowering health care costs while protecting preexisting-condition coverage was fully delivered.
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In a March 3, 2026 press release, Fischbach said the Working Families Tax Cuts fulfilled the promise of 'No Tax on Social Security' by providing an additional deduction for seniors and said nearly 90 percent of seniors would pay zero federal tax on their benefits. This is direct official evidence of an effort to protect seniors' promised benefits, but it addresses tax treatment rather than the full health-care-costs and preexisting-conditions promise.
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The House Clerk's official roll-call page for Roll Call 128 shows that H.R. 2493, the Improving Care in Rural America Reauthorization Act, passed the House on April 21, 2026. Michelle Fischbach was a member of the House during that vote, which is concrete same-term support for a patient-centered health-care measure, but it does not by itself establish the broader promise of lower costs through competition while preserving preexisting-condition protections.
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In an official March 3, 2026 statement, Fischbach said the Working Families Tax Cuts delivered an additional deduction for seniors and claimed nearly 90 percent of seniors would pay zero federal tax on their Social Security benefits. This is direct official evidence of an effort aimed at protecting seniors' promised benefits, but it addresses tax treatment rather than the full health-care-cost and preexisting-condition pledge.
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The Clerk's live roll-call page shows 'House Not In Session' with the next session set for June 15, 2026 at 10:30 AM. That means there is no fresh House-floor vote activity in the last lookback window to show a new delivery, reversal, or blocked attempt on this pledge; the current status remains unresolved beyond the earlier partial steps.
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“Your legislation solves a difficult problem for older Americans and we look forward to helping you enact it,”
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Mrs. FISCHBACH introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means
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To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals entitled to Medicare Part A to make contributions to health savings accounts.
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there shall be allowed a deduction in an amount equal to $6,000 for each qualified individual
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Fischbach Republican Minnesota MN Yea
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Improving Care in Rural America Reauthorization Act Vote Type: 2/3 Yea-And-Nay Status: Passed
Assessments
The evidence shows same-term, concrete movement on parts of the pledge but not full delivery of the full package. Fischbach had official same-term involvement in House passage of H.R. 2493, a patient-centered rural-care measure, and her office highlighted senior-focused tax relief tied to Social Security benefits. But the record provided does not show that she delivered the broader promised outcome of increasing competition and lowering health care costs while preserving preexisting-condition protections across the full policy area. Because there are identifiable delivered pieces but not the full promise, partial credit fits best.
Fischbach supported measures related to the promise during her current House term: a yes vote on House passage of H.R. 2493 to reauthorize rural health-care programs, and an official statement claiming senior tax relief through the Working Families Tax Cuts. These are relevant to protecting seniors and improving access/cost pressures, but the evidence does not show full enactment of the broad promised package: lower health care costs through competition while preserving preexisting-condition protections. H.R. 2493 appears to have passed the House, not necessarily become law, and it does not directly establish the broader competition/cost/preexisting-condition outcome. The senior-benefit evidence concerns tax treatment of Social Security benefits, not the full health-care pledge.