Bresnahan, Mackenzie break with party leadership, sign Democrat petition to force House vote on extending ACA subsidies

U.S. Reps. Ryan Mackenzie (R-Lehigh) and Rob Bresnahan (R-Luzerne) signed a Democratic petition to force a House vote to extend Affordable Care Act subsidies.

The congressmen cover Pennsylvania’s 7th and 8th districts, respectively. They were two of four Republicans who went against party leadership to sign the petition.

“Despite our months-long call for action, leadership on both sides of the aisle failed to work together to advance any bipartisan compromise, leaving this as the only way to protect the 28,000 people in my district from higher costs,” Bresnahan said in a statement posted to his X, formerly Twitter, account.

“Families in NEPA cannot afford to have the rug pulled out from under them. Doing nothing was not an option, and although this is not a bill I ever intended to support, it is the only option remaining,” he continued.

“I urge my colleagues to set politics aside, put people first, and come together around a bipartisan deal,” Bresnahan said.

Mackenzie said signing the petition was the only way to continue the conversation about reforming the Affordable Care Act.

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