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GOP centrists choose nuclear option in fight with Mike Johnson over Obamacare

Bresnahan joined three other Republican centrists in signing a petition to force a vote on extending ACA tax credits.

GOP centrists choose nuclear option in fight with Mike Johnson over Obamacare
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Four Republican House centrists signed a Democratic procedural petition to force a vote on extending enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits, giving the petition the signatures needed to trigger a vote in January. The lawmakers said they preferred action to letting the subsidies expire, though they criticized the proposal.

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Republican representative who signed the Democratic discharge petition

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Republican representative who signed the Democratic discharge petition

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Michael Lawler
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Republicative representative who signed the Democratic discharge petition

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Republican representative who signed the Democratic discharge petition

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Mike Johnson
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Speaker of the House whose leadership the centrists defied

John Thune
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Senate Republican leader asked whether the Senate would consider a House-passed measure

House Minority Leader whose petition obtained the signatures needed to force a vote

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Robert Bresnahan Joins Petition to Force ACA Subsidy Vote

Outlets agree that Bresnahan joined three other House Republicans in signing a petition to force a vote on extending Affordable Care Act subsidies. The petition gathered enough signatures to seek House action. Center outlets link the move to concerns about health costs and describe a break with Republican leadership. Right-leaning outlets cast it as an end-run against Mike Johnson that undermines Republican leadership and helps Democrats.

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