Republican lawmakers shift to ‘yes’ on healthcare bill with changes
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Washington, May 3, 2017 (Reuters/NAN) Three U.S. Republican House lawmakers on Wednesday supported their party’s healthcare overhaul plan after crafting changes to provide 8 billion dollars over five years to shore up coverage for people with pre-existing conditions.
Representatives Fred Upton and Billy Long, who had rejected an earlier bill to roll back the 2010 Affordable Care Act, told reporters after a meeting with Trump at the White House.
They said that they could now vote for the plan with their proposed changes.
Upton said the revised bill could come up for a vote on Thursday.
Although both he and Long said they did not know whether there were enough votes to pass it.
Representative Michael Burgess also said he could back the legislation. (Reuters/NAN)
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Edited by Celine-Damilola Oyewole/Abdullahi Yusuf