Freedom Caucus promises amendment to fix Obamacare repeal bill

Published March 16, 2017 2:13am ET



The conservative House Freedom Caucus is drafting a major amendment to the GOP plan to repeal Obamacare after House Speaker Paul Ryan conceded the bill needed to be fixed.

Caucus chairman Mark Meadows, R-N.C., told reporters after a meeting of the caucus Wednesday night that they were working on an amendment that could thread the needle and get support from both conservatives and moderates for the American Health Care Act.

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