House Republicans are ready for round three.
Feeling close to having enough support to pass
its embattled health care bill, the party has revved up its whip
operation in the hope of getting a vote on the amended plan this week.
Republican leaders are working to get 216
Republicans to vote in favor of it. Only 22 Republicans can vote no in
order for the bill to pass. Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, is coming back
to Washington after having foot surgery to provide Republicans with a
much needed "yes" vote, an aide told NBC News.
"I'm very confident that we'll have a vote on it; I'm fairly confident it'll pass," said Rep. Mark Walker, R-N.C.
Thanks to deep GOP divisions, the first iteration of the American Health
Care Act, as the bill is called, failed to reach the floor for a vote
and a subsequent attempt to revive it died before Congress went into a
two-week recess. A core group of conservatives signed on to the bill
after changes were made to accommodate them, but many moderates have
residual concerns.
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