Meadows said the “hope” is that a vote could occur before the recess, but they’re not setting any artificial deadlines. He said he instructed his members to be at the ready with their relevant policy people to examine the legislative text as soon as it’s available.
But he also said he didn’t necessarily expect that new estimates on the plan’s cost or coverage projections would be available from the Congressional Budget Office before a vote.
“No one made any definitive changes,” to how they would vote, but “all the noes expressed a willingness to look at this,” Meadows said, speaking of the Freedom Caucus.
Meadows said he doesn’t expect the Freedom Caucus to take an official position supporting or opposing the revised bill, but he would offer a detailed vote count of its members after the text is made available.
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