GOP centrists choose nuclear option in fight with Mike Johnson over Obamacare [View all]

Source-https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/17/politics/obamacare-subsidies-discharge-petition-johnson-healthcare


Snip-"Those four GOP centrists — New York Rep. Mike Lawler and Pennsylvania Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick, Ryan Mackenzie and Rob Bresnahan — have officially opted for what they have been describing as the nuclear option.

By signing onto Democrats’ procedural maneuver to force a floor vote on their proposed three-year extension of enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries now has the 218 signatures needed guarantee a vote under discharge petition rules. That floor vote cannot be forced until January, however, under those same rules."


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