House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy told a closed-door meeting of House Republicans Tuesday that "now is the time" to repeal Obamacare and that they should be prepared to vote Wednesday or Thursday on the party’s health-care bill.
Representative Dennis Ross of Florida, a senior member of the House vote-counting team, said they are about "five votes away" from the number needed to pass the bill.
But a significant number of moderates remain opposed to the measure. A Bloomberg News count found at least 21 members opposed to the latest version. Republicans can only afford to lose 22 votes and guarantee passage.
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