Freedom Caucus chief: House would pass Obamacare repeal plan

House Freedom Caucus Chairman Mark Meadows predicted Monday that the House would pass a last-ditch effort to repeal Obamacare if it clears the Senate, with conservatives getting on board.

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The North Carolina Republican said in an interview that while it’s too early for his group to take a position on the 11th-hour Obamacare replacement bill authored by Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and Bill Cassidy (R-La.), he is “very optimistic” about its prospects in the House. Graham and Cassidy are rushing to beat a Sept. 30 deadline to get their legislation through the Senate before a fast-track mechanism allowing it to pass with a bare majority expires.

Meadows and a number of conservatives, including Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah), are holding out for additional changes to give states more flexibility. But Meadows said the legislation, in whatever form it landed, would likely become a “binary choice” for House Republicans should it clear the Senate.

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