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GOP health bill gains new life as key holdouts vow support

Representative Fred Upton of Michigan told reporters at the White House after a meeting with President Donald Trump that hes ready to vote for the bill once a new amendment he helped devise is added.

By Billy House and Anna Edgerton, Shannon Pettypiece | Updated on May 03, 2017
A senior House Republican said that Reps. Upton and Long's reversal on the GOP health care bill will help. (Photo: Diego M. Radzinschi/National Law Journal)

(Bloomberg) — A key GOP holdout on the party’s health-care bill said Wednesday that he would back the measure, saying he thinks an amendment he proposed may be enough to win passage in the House later this week.

Representative Fred Upton of Michigan told reporters at the White House after a meeting with President Donald Trump that he’s ready to vote for the bill once a new amendment he helped devise is added that would boost funding for people with pre-existing conditions.

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