GOP centrists push Democratic ObamaCare discharge petition to 218-signature threshold

A discharge petition led by House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) to force a vote on a bill to extend the Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies for three years has reached the 218 signature threshold after several moderate House Republicans signed on to it. Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.), Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.), Rob Bresnahan (R-Pa.) and...