House bill fails to help Delphi salaried retirees

WASHINGTON — The state’s two U.S. senators say they are disappointed the U.S. House failed to extend the Health Coverage Tax Credit that would help Delphi salaried retirees struggling to maintain affordable health care.

U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, a Democrat from Cleveland, was able to get a two-year extension on the credit

attached to a bill approved by the Senate with the support of U.S. Sen. Rob Portman, a Republican from the Cincinnati area.

A one-year tax-extender bill approved by the House doesn’t include the HCTC.

“I’m very disappointed in our House members from Ohio from both parties for forgetting about the Delphi retirees,” Brown said today.

Every House member from Ohio, except Rep. Jim Jordan of Urbana, R-4th, voted for the bill that extends about 50 tax breaks that expire at the end of the month, but not for Delphi retirees.

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