Sam Greenglass

Sasse says he learned the diagnosis last week and that it's terminal.

Elected to the Senate as a first-time political candidate in 2014, he won a second term in 2020.

After the January 6th attack on the U.S.

Capitol, Sasse was one of seven Republican senators who voted to convict Trump of incitement of insurrection.

Sasse resigned halfway through his term to assume the presidency of the University of Florida.

He left that job in 2024 after his wife was diagnosed with epilepsy.

This week, Sass wrote on social media that he has a lot less time than he'd prefer.

And that, quote, this is hard for someone wired to work and build, but harder still as a husband and a dad.

Sam Greenglass, NPR News, Washington.

The four Republicans signed onto a petition that would allow 218 members to circumvent House Speaker Mike Johnson.

Johnson is pushing his own health bill that would not extend the subsidies.

The four represent competitive districts and said this was a last resort after the speaker refused to allow a vote on the subsidies.

Even though there's now enough support to force a vote on a three-year extension, that vote is not expected until January.

And a three-year extension failed in the Senate last week.

So the long-term fate of the subsidies is still unclear, even though they are all but certain to lapse, spiking premiums for millions of Americans come January 1st.

Sam Greenglass, NPR News, Washington.

The four Republicans signed onto a petition that would allow 218 members to circumvent House Speaker Mike Johnson.

Johnson is pushing his own health bill that would not extend the subsidies.

The four represent competitive districts and said this was a last resort after the speaker refused to allow a vote on the subsidies.

Even though there's now enough support to force a vote on a three-year extension, that vote is not expected until January.