“This bill just gets more and more cruel,” said Richard Fiesta, executive director of the advocacy group Alliance for Retired Americans.

House Republicans were jubilant after muscling through President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful” tax and immigration package by a single vote.

Without the tax credits, the New Jersey Department of Banking and Insurance estimated a family of four in Ocean County with a household income of $131,386 will see a premium increase of $20,189 for t...