A group of centrist Republicans is eyeing ways to sidestep GOP leadership and force a vote on extending COVID-19-era Obamacare subsidies before they expire at the end of this year.

Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, the chairman of the bipartisan Problem Solvers Caucus, filed what is known as a discharge petition to let House members vote on a health care bill before the holiday recess — following through with plans the Pennsylvania Republican has publicly floated in recent weeks. The petition would allow Fitzpatrick to advance a bill extending the enhanced subsidies, something that top House Republicans have been adamantly opposed to for months.

“It’s a time-sensitive matter, and it’s an existential matter,” Fitzpatrick told reporters after filing the petition . “You try to do things through the

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