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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The petition , which needs 218 signatures to force a vote on the issue, was immediately signed by eight House members: Reps. Don Bacon (R-NE), Tom Suozzi

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