Bipartisan group files discharge petition to force vote on Obamacare subsidies

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Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) filed a discharge petition Wednesday to extend the Affordable Care Act subsidies for two years with bipartisan support, saying, “We don’t seek permission.”

The discharge petition comes as Republicans have failed to put a plan for healthcare forward that appeases all of their caucus, as a small group seeks to work across the aisle for a solution.

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