Four U.S. Republicans signed a Democratic petition to extend health insurance subsidies

【Key Focus: Four Republican Members of the U.S. House of Representatives 'Defected' from the Speaker】

On December 17, 2025, Washington time, the Associated Press wrote in a news release:

Four moderate Republican members of the U.S. House of Representatives defected from Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday, signing a petition led by Democrats that would force a member of the House to be extended for three years, extending an enhanced version of pandemic-era subsidies for three years, which lowered health insurance costs for millions of Americans.

Democrats needed 218 signatures to force the bill to a full floor vote, which would extend the subsidy period for three years. They reached the magic number through the signatures of Republican Congresswoman Brian Fitzpatrick from Pennsylvania, Robert Bresnahan, Ryan Mackenzie, and Mike Lawler from New York.

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