WASHINGTON (AP) — The chairman of the conservative House Freedom Caucus says there’s “no deal” on the GOP health care legislation after a meeting at the White House with President Donald Trump.
The assertion from Congressman Mark Meadows of North Carolina throws plans for a vote on the bill later Thursday into doubt.
Two dozen or so Freedom Caucus members have opposed the legislation pushed by GOP leaders, saying it doesn’t go far enough to repeal “Obamacare.”
But the group had been negotiating directly with the White House in hopes of reaching agreement to eliminate additional requirements on insurers.
Without a deal with the Freedom Caucus, and with moderate-leaning members defecting, it seems unlikely GOP leaders will have the votes they need to go forward with a vote later Thursday as they had planned.
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Trump caved every other time he presented a final deal to the FC, so why not demand more? #GreatNegotiator #TheBESTNegotiator
The Art of the Girft (Drumpf) fails.
The Art of the Graft (Koch) wins.
Ha ha…
My freude, it is Schadening.