Cruz plan could be key to unlocking healthcare votes

House Freedom Caucus Chairman Mark Meadows (R-N.C.) indicated he could support the Senate bill if the Cruz amendment is included. That’s different than a little over a week ago, when Meadows said the Senate’s legislation lacked enough conservative support to pass the House.

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“If the Cruz Consumer Choice amendment gets there, yes I can support it without the MacArthur amendment in there because I think it gives everybody some options,” Meadows told reporters late last week.

Leaders have sent two version of a revised Senate healthcare bill to the Congressional Budget Office — one with the Cruz amendment and one without it, a GOP aide confirmed to The Hill.

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