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Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free _Mother Jones Daily_. Sorry, but apparently things have changed in the past 10 minutes: >
Two prominent Republican opponents of the House GOP’s Obamacare > repeal bill reversed course and backed the measure Wednesday > morning, after negotiating a last-minute amendment with
President > Donald Trump at the White House. Reps. Fred Upton (R-Mich.) and > Billy Long (R-Mo.) emerged from their session with the president and > said that an amendment to add
$8 billion to help cover people with > preexisting conditions would return them to the “yes” column on > the bill. Seriously? These guys think that $1.6 billion per year actually makes
a difference? Anyway, who knows what’s going to happen now. The basic problem is still the same, namely that this is a very dangerous vote for folks in swing districts. That might be worth
it for a higher cause, but not for a bill that can’t come close to passing in the Senate. Plus there’s the fact that 24 million people would lose coverage if the bill passes. I suppose that
might be a factor for a few Republicans. Maybe.
