Will the American Health Care Act Pass?

He also doesn’t believe the bill, which some conservatives have criticized for failing to deliver on their promises of a complete repeal and replacement of Obamacare has the votes to pass and be approved.

The Freedom Caucus consists of some three dozen of the most conservative House members.

“Just repeal Obamacare”, Jordan said. And this Obamacare replacement doesn’t end the expanded role Obamacare gave the federal government to help pay for lower-income people’s health insurance.

Other Republicans have their own problems with the proposal. Walker had expressed opposition to an earlier draft of the bill but said Wednesday that it’s “trending in the right direction”, a positive sign for leadership.

Here’s what politicians are saying.

Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., strongly opposes the bill he refers to as “Obamacare lite” and instead calls for a clean repeal of the Affordable Care Act, followed by a discussion on the best way to replace it.

The bill as written, Meadows said on Fox, “sets a new entitlement, keeps some taxes, doesn’t repeal all of Obamacare”.

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He also said the bill should be scored by the Congressional Budget Office before any votes take place.

Democrats quickly condemned the bill.

Proponents of the legislation argue it gets rid of all the unpopular parts of Affordable Care Act – including the individual and employer, mandates, the Obamacare taxes, Medicaid expansion and federal funding allocated to Planned Parenthood – while providing a refundable, advanceable tax credit based on age, allowing those who aren’t covered by their employer to purchase insurance.

As Republicans introduced their plan Tuesday morning, Trump seemed to recognize that not everyone in his party was going to like it.

“I like the president’s statements that it’s up for negotiation, and I think those have begun. It’s called good healthcare”. He says repeal and replace should be two separate processes and should include market reform.

“We welcome him to Kentucky”, he said. “House Republicans are choosing to act now”.

The Freedom Caucus was scheduled to meet Tuesday night to discuss the legislation but Meadows said he doesn’t expect they’ll take a formal position at that meeting.

“It is a legislative process”, said Walden, an Oregon Republican. Louie GohmertLouie GohmertFreedom Caucus chair questions if ObamaCare replacement will lower costs Giffords’s husband to GOP rep: Don’t “hide behind” my wife’s shooting to avoid town halls Giffords to lawmakers avoiding town halls: “Have some courage” MORE (R-Texas) on “Hannity”, have objected to the tax credit, characterizing it as a “new entitlement”. “We’ll have 218 when this thing comes to the floor, I can guarantee you that”.

“I don’t know if there’s a bill at this point that has the necessary 218 votes to coalesce around.”

I’d encourage them to look against their own bills and what they’ve supported in the past.