House aims for second Obamacare repeal effort in April or May

Published March 29, 2017 8:06pm ET



Conservatives who have revived the effort to repeal and replace Obamacare say their goal is to come up with a deal that the House could pass by May or even sooner, before lawmakers attempt to tackle tax reform.

“I would have said on Tuesday morning there was a two in 10 chance we would be able to pass a bill, but today I give it a seven out of 10,” said Rep. Bill Flores, R-Texas, a top member of the conservative Republican Study Committee. “I feel good about it.”

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