LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A rift among Michigan's Republican lawmakers means Gov. Rick Snyder won't get the House approval he wants Wednesday to start work on a website for purchasing health insurance that's required under the federal health care law.
House Speaker Jase Bolger's spokesman, Ari Adler, told The Associated Press on Tuesday that the Republican caucus remains divided and won't be ready to act on the health insurance exchange when lawmakers return Wednesday after a five-week break.
The Republican governor wanted the House to use the one-day session to approve the exchange. The GOP-controlled Senate already has approved letting Snyder's administration use federal money to take preliminary steps to set up the exchange, but the House has balked, in part because many Republicans oppose the federal health care overhaul.
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