President Trump’s choice to lead the FBI will go a long way to ensuring that the Senate’s work on healthcare isn’t derailed, several senators said.

The GOP Senate conference met to discuss repealing Obamacare a day after Trump fired FBI Director James Comey. Several members were worried that the political fallout of the move, and a potentially nasty confirmation battle for Comey’s successor, will derail their nascent efforts to repeal Obamacare.