Efforts are once again in motion to repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act's health insurance tax.

U.S. Reps. Charles Boustany Jr., R-La., and Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., introduced a bill Thursday to repeal the Health Insurance Tax, which they argued is "passed on to consumers in the form of increasing premiums and out-of-pocket costs."

"American families and small businesses are on the brink of being crushed under the weight of the Health Insurance Tax," Boustany said in a statement. "This provision drives up costs for individuals, families, and small businesses while threatening hundreds of thousands of lost jobs over the next decade."

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