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Meet the 4 Republicans who defied House Speaker Mike Johnson on ACA subsidies
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FILE - Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa., listens to debate as the House Rules Committee meets to prepare Republican legislation to address health care affordability, at the Capitol in Washington, Dec. 16, 2025. - photo by AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File
Four moderate House Republicans — from swing districts Democrats are already eyeing for next year's midterms — have broken ranks with Speaker Mike Johnson, signing on to Democrats' petition to force a vote on extending health care subsidies that expire at the end of this year. From battleground districts in Pennsylvania and New York, the members on Wednesday sided against their party on the Democratic-led measure to force a vote on subsidy extensions related to Affordable Care Act — a move that came after House Republican leaders pushed ahead with a GOP health care bill that does not address impending soaring monthly premiums. Acknowledging “these are not normal times,” Johnson said his party's razor-thin majority allows a small number of GOP members to have an outsize influence in some of the chamber's mechanics.