House to Vote on GOP-Backed Health Care Bills as Deadline Looms

The House will vote next week on a “number” of health care bills that have “consensus” in the Republican party, Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) said Wednesday, throwing more cold water on moderates’ hopes of an extension of controversial Affordable Care Act tax credits.

“When you’ve got a very narrow majority, if less than a handful of members are on the other side of an issue, it’s not going to make it through our conference,” Scalise told reporters after a House GOP conference meeting where lawmakers discussed different health care options. Some moderate Republicans are agitating to extend the ACA ...