Susan Collins hints Trump’s backing could get Obamacare bills through House

Published December 5, 2017 12:17am ET



Sen. Susan Collins hinted Monday that backing from President Trump would help get two Obamacare stabilization bills passed in the House.

The Maine Republican said she received an “ironclad commitment” from Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and President Trump that the two bills would become law by the end of the year. Missing from that statement is a commitment from House Speaker Paul Ryan, R-Wis.

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