The conservative House Freedom Caucus on Wednesday reversed course and said it was on board with the latest iteration of a Republican plan to repeal and replace Obamacare.
Many Freedom Caucus members said they did not support the bill because it did not do enough to dismantle Obamacare - describing the legislation as "Obamacare lite".
The deal was brokered by Vice President Mike Pence, centrist Tuesday Group co-chair Tom MacArthur and hard-right Freedom Caucus head Mark Meadows over the past two weeks. "We'll vote on it when we get the votes".
Rep. Mark Meadows, the leader of the Freedom Caucus, at the Capitol on Wednesday.
But the timing for a vote is fluid.
Still, leadership is setting the groundwork to move quickly if it becomes clear they can pass the bill.
Other Republicans said the House should send the measure to the Senate to keep the effort alive.
Opposition from many inside that group - who wanted a more robust repeal measure - along with skepticism from many Republican moderates, was pivotal to Ryan's decision last month to abruptly scrap a vote on the bill for lack of votes.
A plurality of voters (43%) want to see President Trump work with Democrats to change the law, rather than with conservative Republicans (26%).
The development is believed to allow states to scrap the "cost driving aspects" of Obamacare, in the words of Caucus. The waiver also allows states to opt out of the community rating requirement that prevents insurers from charging different prices based on a client's health status or age.
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"I think it's very constructive, " House Speaker Paul D. Ryan, a Wisconsin Republican, said at a news conference.
Two deep-pocketed conservative groups announced their support Wednesday for an amendment to the American Health Care Act, signaling a change that could sway conservative congressional votes. All Democrats, some moderates and several members of the Freedom Caucus opposed the bill.
"We did not write, did not draft it and did not add it", the Senate aide told Vox.
And Rep. Dave Brat, R-Virginia, who was also a critic, said that he is now "looking forward" to voting for the bill. The measure could allow insurance companies to charge people with pre-existing conditions more, a component likely to be unpopular among moderates, especially those from Democratic or swing districts.
Others, including Rep. Carlos Curbelo of Florida, a moderate who supported the earlier incarnation of the bill, and Rep. Patrick Meehan of Pennsylvania, who voted for the bill in committee in March, would not say on Wednesday whether they supported the new version of the bill. "I'm not happy with it, but life's not always fair".
"They certainly haven't been particularly helpful in the process and a number of them have been busy rolling hand grenades across the Rotunda for about three months", said Rep. Tom Cole, R-Okla.
GOP Rep. Charlie Dent, a leader of the group, remains opposed to the legislation. Trying to assuage moderates' concerns only alienated the Freedom Caucus. But it's unclear whether the changes will win over any moderate holdouts, or even cause some defections among those who supported the earlier version.
"This is simply a matter of blame-shifting and face-saving" for a bill going nowhere, Dent said.
"It means that a lot of them were taking a lot of heat for the failure of the bill", Dent said.
"Unless there is major dissent by some of the moderate, or really left-of-center members. If they make any big changes I don't think that goes over too well".
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