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Why the House Put Off Its Vote on 'Trumpcare'

As of Thursday afternoon, reports suggested 32 Republicans were currently committed to voting no and 15 were uncommitted or leaning no.

President Donald Trump, House Speaker Paul Ryan, and their allies attempted to resuscitate their healthcare bill Thursday in heated negotiations with Republican lawmakers. But after it became clear there were not enough House Republicans willing to support the bill, the vote, originally planned for Thursday evening, was postponed.

If more than 22 Republicans vote no, the bill won't pass. As of Thursday afternoon, the New York Times reported that 32 were currently committed to voting no and 15 were uncommitted or leaning no.

Trump met at the White House Thursday with about 40 members of the extremely conservative House Freedom Caucus, which has expressed several misgivings with the bill. At the meeting, lawmakers argued that a rule requiring that health insurers cover ten types of coverage labeled "essential health benefits" by the Affordable Care Act needed to be eliminated, and that doing so would bring down premiums.

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