House Republicans on Tuesday dropped two demands related to Obamacare from their proposal to end the government shutdown and raise the nation's borrowing authority, according to news reports.
Sources told CNN that the demands included a proposal to delay the 2.3 percent medical device tax and another to tighten income verification of those seeking subsidies to buy health insurance under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
A spokesman for Speaker John Boehner says the House will vote Tuesday night on legislation that would reopen the government and avert a financial default.
Michael Steel says the bill would keep the government operating until Jan. 15 and let the Treasury borrow money until Feb. 7.
It also says members of Congress, the president, vice president and thousands of congressional aides would no longer be eligible for employer health care contributions from the government that employs them.
There was no immediate reaction from the White House or Democrats, who had objected to an earlier version of the House GOP bill.
The House developments came a day after Senate leaders expressed optimism for an imminent bipartisan deal to end the government shutdown, now in its 15th day.
Boehner said earlier Tuesday that GOP leaders were working on their own legislation, even as conservative lawmakers had threatened to reject any proposal unless it includes significant measures toward dismantling Obamacare
"Our members today are trying to find a way forward in a bipartisan way that will continue to provide fairness to the American people under Obamacare," Boehner said at a press conference Tuesday.
Via: Newsmax
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