There will be a vote in the House on extending subsidies provided under the Affordable Care Act.
Speaker Mike Johnson spent months trying to prevent a House vote on an extension of the popular subsidies, But as moderate House Republicans become increasingly desperate to extend the subsidies, moderates have joined forces with House Democrats to sign a discharge petition that will force a House vote on the subsidies.
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CNN reported:
These four GOP centrists — New York Reps. Mike Lawler and Pennsylvania Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick, Ryan Mackenzie and Rob Bresnahan — have officially opted for what they described as the nuclear option.
Now that they have signed on to Democrats’ procedural maneuver to force a floor vote on their proposed three-year extension of the Affordable Care Act’s enhanced tax credits, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries has the 218 signatures needed to secure a vote under the rules of the discharge petition. This floor vote cannot, however, be forced before January, according to these same rules.
Rep. Jeffries has already urged Johnson to bring the bill up for a vote now.
Jeffries posted on X:
Urgent update. Our bipartisan petition to force a vote on a simple expansion of the Affordable Care Act tax credits now has 218 signatures. Mike Johnson should introduce the bill immediately.
The decision by moderate Republicans to join Jeffries and the Democrats has implications beyond the Obamacare subsidies. This is a total violation of The power of Johnson.
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