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Moderate Republicans filed a discharge petition to force a vote on a Obamacare subsidy extension, defying House GOP leadership in a dramatic floor action.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) is hoping to bring four House Republicans into the fold to support Democratic plans for a three-year extension to expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies. Jeffries stood firm in his commitment to the clean,
Moderate and vulnerable Republicans are attempting a long-shot revolt against their leaders in the House over health care. They are trying to force a vote to extend the enhanced ObamaCare
A number of endangered GOP lawmakers on Wednesday privately pressed Republican leaders to address expiring Covid-era health care subsidies — but faced sharp pushback from the right flank of their party.
Marjorie Taylor Greene’s surprise announcement that she would resign from her House seat in January has set off rising panic among Republicans. The GOP was already bracing for the erosion of their narrow and fragile congressional majority in 2026 by a wave of departures and the forces of history.
Republicans who have signed on include Representatives Juan Ciscomani, Maria Salazar, Mike Lawler, Jefferson Van Drew, Tom Kean Jr., Jeff Hurd, David Valadao, Ryan MacKenzie, Carlos Gimenez, Monica de la Cruz, Robert Bresnahan, Don Bacon, Kevin Kiley, and Nick LaLota.
It’s not clear if House Democrats will coalesce behind the bipartisan two-year subsidy extension proposed by Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick and Jared Golden.
GOP senators want to fund health savings accounts instead of extending COVID-19-era subsidies that made Obamacare less expensive for millions.