"Taking away health care hurts every effort to expand health care. Mehlman doesn't believe California's proposal stands a chance under the Trump administration. But whether it can get through the Trump administration is uncertain. This week the Trump administration encouraged governors to use the framework of President Barack Obama's health care law to craft plans that meet their residents' unique needs, stressing that the federal government is set to usher in a new era of flexibility in health care. The move comes at a time when fierce opposition to the Trump administration has escalated following the president's executive actions on illegal immigration and a battle on Capitol Hill to overhaul the health care system.
The White House said it was discussing changes with House Republican leaders. The Republican healthcare overhaul backed by President Donald Trump narrowly cleared another hurdle in the House of Representatives on Thursday as the Budget Committee approved it despite defections from three disgruntled conservatives. The measure now goes to the House Rules Committee before heading to the House floor. Even if it passes the House, it faces an uphill battle in the Senate, where Republicans hold a slimmer majority. Before the vote, Republican Representative Diane Black, who heads the committee, called the legislation "the conservative healthcare vision that we have been talking about for years."
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