The Hill’s Whip List: 36 GOP no votes on ObamaCare repeal plan
House Republicans are heading to a Friday vote on their ObamaCare repeal-and-replace legislation.
House Republicans had planned to vote on the bill on Thursday, the seventh anniversary of ObamaCare becoming law. But GOP leaders appeared to be short of the 215 votes they needed and delayed the vote.
Late Thursday, President Trump delivered an ultimatum to conservatives who had demanded changes to the bill, telling them to get on board. Trump said if the bill did not pass the House on Friday, he would leave ObamaCare in place and move on to other priorities.
{mosads}GOP leaders had sought to win over conservatives with changes that would eliminate “essential health benefits” — the minimum coverage requirements insurers must include in plans. But those proposals caused centrists to balk.
Republicans face a slim margin for error. With one Democrat expected to be absent and all others expected to vote no, GOP leaders cannot afford more than 22 defections in the House.
The Senate poses an even tougher challenge. Republicans can only afford two defections in that chamber.
Here’s a list of how Republican lawmakers stand on the ObamaCare repeal-and-replace legislation. The Hill will update this list. Please send updates to mmali@digital-stage.thehill.com.
RECENT UPDATES – SCROLL DOWN FOR EACH LAWMAKER’S STANCE: Reps. Ken Buck (Colo.), Mike Coffman (Colo.), Rodney Frelinghuysen (N.J.), Joe Barton (Texas), Warren Davidson (Ohio), Andy Biggs (Ariz.), Scott DesJarlais (Tenn.), Jeff Fortenberry (Neb.), Robert Pittenger (N.C.), Brad Wenstrup (Ohio), Doug LaMalfa (Calif.), Jim Bridenstine (Okla.), Sean Duffy (Wis.), Jeff Denham (Calif.), Duncan Hunter (Calif.), Tom Emmer (Minn.), Frank Lucas (Okla.), and Mike Conaway (Texas); Sen. Rob Portman (Ohio).
Last updated on March 24 at 3:03 p.m.
HOUSE REPUBLICANS
No (36)
Rep. Justin Amash (Mich.) — “While I’ve been in Congress, I can’t recall a more universally detested piece of legislation than this GOP health care bill,” Amash tweeted on March 20.
Rep. Mark Amodei (Nev.) — We’ve done our homework. We’ve closed on the issue in preparation for a vote tonight. I’m a no on the #AHCA,” Amodei tweeted on Thursday.
Rep. Rod Blum (Iowa) — “I’m a no as the bill stands today,” Blum told The Hill on March 21. “We need real competition driving prices down. We don’t need the government telling us what should be in an insurance policy. The government has a role to play. We need to help people who need the help.”
Rep. Dave Brat (Va.) — Brat voted against the bill in the House Budget Committee.
Rep. Mo Brooks (Ala.) — “I’ll vote NO,” Brooks tweeted Tuesday, March 21.
Rep. Andy Biggs (Ariz.) — While praising GOP leaders and President Trump for their efforts to negotiate, Biggs said on March 23 he would vote no, saying in a statement “In short, the legislation wrongfully perpetuates national control over health care, and I will not support a piece of legislation that fails to meet the expectations of my district.”
Rep. Ted Budd (N.C.) — “As currently written, I cannot support the American Health Care Act,” Budd said in a statement on March 21. Budd, a freshman, was backed by Club for Growth in the election. The conservative group opposes the GOP bill.
Rep. Barbara Comstock (Va.) — A Comstock spokesman told reporters Friday the lawmaker is a no.
Rep. Rick Crawford (Ark.) — “As it stands right now, I’m going to vote against it,” Crawford told Arkansas Online on Wednesday. “I can’t see changing my vote to yes at this point.”
Rep. Charlie Dent (Pa.) — “I believe this bill, in its current form, will lead to the loss of coverage and make insurance unaffordable for too many Americans, particularly for low-to-moderate income and older individuals,” Dent, co-chair of the centrist Tuesday Group, said in a March 22 statement.
Rep. Scott DesJarlais (Tenn.) — DesJarlais told The Hill on Thursday March 23 he is a no. “We’ve got to have a means to bring the premiums down,” he said.
Rep. Dan Donovan (N.Y.) — “I do not believe the legislation as currently written is in the best interest of the 740,000 people I represent in Congress, and I believe we can do better,” Donovan wrote in an op-ed to explain why he will vote no.
Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (Pa.) — “[I]n its current form I cannot support this legislation,” Fitzpatrick wrote in a statement posted to Facebook on March 18.
Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen (N.J.) — In a Facebook post Friday, the chairman of the Appropriations Committee called the bill “currently unacceptable.”
Rep. Tom Garrett (Va.) — Garrett told The John Fredericks Radio Show he would vote against the bill on March 7. In an interview on CNN on March 14, he stressed that: “Right now, I am a firm no.”
Rep. Louie Gohmert (Texas) — “I’m determined to help my president and so many of my colleagues keep their word. And the bill in its present form doesn’t do that,” Gohmert told The Hill on March 22.
Rep. Andy Harris (Md.) — A spokesman for Harris told NBC News he would not vote for the bill.
Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler (Wash.) — “While I appreciate this week’s efforts by Speaker Ryan and his leadership team to better protect older Americans from health care cost increases, the difficulties this bill would crete for millions of children were left unaddressed,” she said in a statement.
Rep. Jody Hice (Ga.) — “Since the American Health Care Act was introduced, my staff and I have been reviewing it in depth. Unfortunately, in it’s current form, I do not believe it delivers on lowering health care costs or fully eliminating many of Obamacare’s most harmful provisions,” Hice wrote in a Facebook post on Thursday morning.
Rep. Walter Jones (N.C.) — Jones has bucked GOP leaders on a number of occasions.
Rep. Jim Jordan (Ohio) — Jordan, a former chairman of the House Freedom Caucus, has said he would unveil his own clean repeal bill.
Rep. David Joyce (Ohio) — Joyce said Friday he is a no.
Rep. John Katko (N.Y.) — “Despite some promising reforms, I do not support the proposal before the House in its current form,” Katko said in a statement on March 17. Clinton won Katko’s district in November.
Rep. Raúl Labrador (Idaho) — “We need to make sure that we repeal and replace ObamaCare. But this bill is not it,” Labrador said on CNN‘s “The Situation Room” on March 9.
Rep. Leonard Lance (N.J.) — Lance told reporters Tuesday he was a no after a meeting at the White House.
Rep. Frank LoBiondo (N.J.) — “Regrettably, current healthcare proposal falls far short & is not better for #SouthJersey. I will be voting no on American Health Care Act,” LoBiondo tweeted on Wednesday.
Rep. Thomas Massie (Ky.) — Massie told the Washington Examiner on March 7 that the bill was a “stinking pile of garbage.” He also voted in January against the budget resolution that began the process of repealing ObamaCare.
Rep. Mark Meadows (N.C.) — The leader of the House Freedom Caucus had been demanding major changes to the ObamaCare bill.
Rep. Bill Posey (Fla.) — “As of now, Rep. Posey is a ‘no’ on the bill unless there are changes made,” a spokesman told local station WFTV on March 22.
Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (Fla.) — The GOP lawmaker tweeted on March 14 that she plans to vote no on the current bill, saying it leaves “too many” people in her south Florida district uninsured. Clinton won Ros-Lehtinen’s district by nearly 20 points.
Rep. Mark Sanford (S.C.) — Sanford voted against the bill in the House Budget Committee. He is also a member of the Freedom Caucus.
Rep. Chris Smith (N.J.) — “The overriding concern I have is the Medicaid expansion being significantly altered,” Smith told the Asbury Park Press. “It affects so many of our disabled individuals and families, and the working poor.”
Rep. Glenn Thompson (Pa.) — Thompson on March 18 said he “could not support the bill in its current form,” according to the Centre Daily Times.
Rep. Rob Wittman (Va.) — “After reviewing this legislation and receiving the Congressional Budget Office score today, it is clear that this bill is not consistent with the repeal and replace principles for which I stand,” Wittman said in a statement on March 13.
Rep. Ted Yoho (Fla.) — “I could not support the bill as it is right now,” Yoho said on “PBS Newshour” on March 14. On March 17, he introduced a bill to give insurance companies more flexibility while Congress works on a replacement plan.
Rep. David Young (Iowa) — Young in a statement said he “cannot support” the bill in its “present form.”
Leaning/Likely No (6)
Rep. Jeff Duncan (S.C.) — Duncan is leaning no, according to the Post and Courier. Duncan was one of the Freedom Caucus members who met with Trump on Thursday, March 23.
Rep. Peter King (N.Y.) — King told reporters on March 15 he’s leaning “slightly against it,” citing the bill’s rollback of the Medicaid expansion. “The reality is I have thousands and thousands of constituents who are on it.”
Rep. Steve Pearce (N.M.) — Pearce told the Albuquerque Journal he as a “lean no” on Wednesday.
Rep. Scott Perry (Pa.) — Perry told CNN on March 17: “I whip no, and I’m open for discussion. I want to be part of the team. I want to be part of the solution.”
Rep. Kevin Yoder (Kan.) — Yoder reportedly told leaders removing ObamaCare’s preexisting conditions provision would make him a no.
Rep. Don Young (Alaska) — Young won’t vote for the bill unless he can get more changes, according to the Alaska Dispatch.
Unclear or Uncertain (33)
Rep. Ralph Abraham (La.) — Abraham is undecided, according to the AP. “Obamacare has failed and must be repealed,” he said on March 9. “This bill seeks to do that, but many of my colleagues have raised significant questions that I agree this Congress must have the courage to address as we move forward.”
Rep. Brian Babin (Texas) — A Babin spokesman told the Texas Tribune on March 22 that the lawmaker was undecided.
Rep. Rob Bishop (Utah) — A Bishop spokesman told Utah station KUTV he was undecided.
Rep. Ken Buck (Colo.)
Rep. Paul Cook (Calif.) — Cook told constituents he had a “lot of questions” about the bill and was undecided in a Facebook video on March 17.
Rep. John Culberson (Texas)
Rep. Warren Davidson (Ohio) — The Freedom Caucus member was a no, but on Friday morning told 55KRC radio host Brian Thomas in Cincinnati that he was undecided.
Rep. Jeff Denham (Calif.) — I have questions about how it will affect constituents upon implementation, namely those covered under the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansion, and tax credits for working families,” he said in a statement on March 9.
Rep. Ron DeSantis (Fla.) — “Congressman DeSantis is concerned that the bill doesn’t address the core problems with Obamacare: the cost of insurance and the lack of competition and consumer choice,” said a DeSantis spokeswoman to the Daytona Beach News-Journal on March 22.
Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart (Fla.) — Diaz-Balart voted to advance the bill in the House Budget Committee, but in a statement said: “My committee vote does not mean I will support final passage of this legislation as it presently reads. I have clearly stated that I have some serious concerns with the bill in its current form.”
Rep. Neal Dunn (Fla.) — Neal told a town hall on March 19 that he was undecided, according to WJHG, a local NBC station.
Rep. Tom Emmer (Minn.) — “He believes, unlike the lawmakers who passed Obamacare, it is important to know what is in a bill before we vote on it,” an Emmer spokeswoman told the Star Tribune on March 19.
Rep. John Faso (N.Y.) — Faso voted to advance the bill in the Budget Committee and expressed support after changes that would have helped N.Y. counties with Medicaid. But on Thursday he said he was “not enthusiastic” about removing essential benefits.
Rep. Jeff Fortenberry (Neb.) — Fortenberry is undecided, according to the Omaha World-Herald on March 23. He told the paper he was still studying the bill’s impact on his state.
Rep. Trent Franks (Ariz.) — Franks on March 21 said he was “undeclared.”
Rep. Paul Gosar (Ariz.) — “Congressman Gosar hasn’t taken a final position yet on AHCA,” Gosar’s Commnications Director Steven Smith wrote in an email to The Hill on Tuesday, March 21. “He believes that the bill is still changing and will wait to see the final version before deciding how he will vote.”
Rep. Duncan Hunter (Calif.) — “He’s reviewing it and by the time there’s an actual vote on the house floor, he’ll make a decision on which way he’s going to go with it,” a Hunter spokesman told San Diego station CW6 on March 17.
Rep. Will Hurd (Texas) — “I’ve been encouraging Leadership in the House of Representatives to make changes to the AHCA prior to our vote on Thursday,” Hurd said in a statement on March 19.
Rep. Mike Johnson (La.) — Johnson has yet to make a decision, his communications director, Ainsley Holyfield, told The Hill on March 21. “He’s still watching it through Rules Committee and then he’ll make a decision after that.”
Rep. Trent Kelly (Miss.) — Kelly was undecided as of Wednesday afternoon, a spokesperson told the Clarion Ledger.
Rep. Steve Knight (Calif.) — “This is the first look at it and there could be some changes,” Knight told the Los Angeles Times on March 9.
Rep. David Kustoff (Tenn.) — A Kustoff spokesman told the Commercial Appeal that the lawmaker is undecided and will wait to see the final bill.
Rep. Doug LaMalfa (Calif.) — A spokesman for LaMalfa told local station KRCR on March 22 that he was undecided.
Rep. Mia Love (Utah) — A Love spokesman told Utah station KUTV on Wednesday that lawmakers were still working out the “finer details” of the bill.
Rep. Michael McCaul (Texas) — A McCaul spokesman told Huffington Post he is undecided.
Rep. Bruce Poliquin (Maine) — Poliquin told the Maine Sun Journal he “might have drafted this new plan a bit differently,” but said he was “encouraged” by many of its elements.
Rep. Ted Poe (Texas) — Poe on Facebook on March 8 said he “would continue to evaluate the legislation as it moves through the committee process.”
Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (Calif.) — “He’s not a member of the relevant committees, but is waiting to see the final product of negotiations, determined as he is to see ObamaCare gone,” Rohrabacher spokesman Ken Grubbs wrote in an email to The Hill.
Rep. Elise Stefanik (N.Y.) — A Stefanik spokesman told the Press Republican on March 22 that she was undecided.
Rep. David Valadao (Calif.) — Valadao told a town hall on March 18 he was undecided.
Rep. Randy Weber (Texas) —“He is currently still trying to negotiate some additional changes to the legislation,” a Weber spokesman told the Austin American Statesman.
Rep. Daniel Webster (Fla.) — “While I am strongly committed to repealing the failed Affordable Care Act and adopting real healthcare reform, I have concerns with both proposals,” Webster said in a newsletter to constituents about the GOP leadership plan and one from Sen. Rand Paul for a clean repeal.
Rep. Brad Wenstrup (Ohio) — Wenstrup told local station WCPO he was undecided on March 23.
Leaning/Likely Yes (6)
Rep. Steve Chabot (Ohio) — Chabot told The Hill on March 21 he was “inclined to vote yes” but not there yet.
Rep. Jason Chaffetz (Utah) — The House Oversight chairman is leaning yes, according to Utah station KUTV on Wednesday.
Rep. Morgan Griffith (Va.) — Griffith told The Hill on March 23 that he is “leaning yes.” The Freedom Caucus member voted to advance the bill on the House Energy and Commerce Committee
Rep. Darrell Issa (Calif.) — Issa said he is a likely yes after meeting with Trump, according to ABC News. Clinton won Issa’s district in the presidential election last fall, and he is a Democratic target in 2018.
Rep. Brian Mast (Fla.) — Mast told CNN on Monday that he is a “lean yes” on the bill. “It’s definitely moving in the right direction,” he said.
Rep. Roger Williams (Texas) — Williams told Roll Call he is leaning yes after Trump’s March 21 visit to the Capitol. “I’m positive about it and I think my district is going to like what they hear,” he said.
Yes (99)
Rep. Robert Aderholt (Ala.) — “I changed my vote to yes,” Aderholt said after meeting with Trump and getting assurances the bill would be changed.
Rep. Jodey Arrington (Texas) — Voted to advance the bill in the House Budget Committee.
Rep. Don Bacon (Neb.) — Bacon told the Omaha World-Herald he backs the bill.
Rep. Jim Banks (Ind.) — “I committed to President Trump that I would support this plan if it contains the changes we agreed to today,” Banks, a member of the Republican Study Committee, said in a statement on March 17.
Rep. Lou Barletta (Pa.) — Barletta said on Wednesday he would support the bill after being promised a vote on legislation that would block illegal immigrants from receiving health tax credits.
Rep. Andy Barr (Ky.) — Barr, a Republican Study Committee member, said he was backing the bill after a meeting with Trump.
Rep. Joe Barton (Texas) — Barton told reporters on Thursday he was a yes. “You want a touchdown but sometimes you kick a field goal,” he said.
Rep. Jack Bergman (Mich.) — Voted to advance the bill in the House Budget Committee.
Rep. Gus Bilirakis (Fla.) — Voted to advance the bill on the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
Rep. Mike Bishop (Mich.) — Voted to advance the bill on the House Ways and Means Committee.
Rep. Diane Black (Tenn.) — Black is chair of the House Budget Committee.
Rep. Marsha Blackburn (Tenn.) — Voted to advance the bill on the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
Rep Kevin Brady (Texas) — Brady is the Ways and Means chairman.
Rep. Jim Bridenstine (Okla.) — Bridenstine said he would vote yes, in a statement on March 22.
Rep. Susan Brooks (Ind.) — Voted to advance the bill on the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
Rep. Vern Buchanan (Fla.) — Voted to advance the bill on the House Ways and Means Committee.
Rep. Larry Bucshon (Ind.) — Voted to advance the bill on the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
Rep. Michael Burgess (Texas) — Voted to advance the bill on the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
Rep. Bradley Byrne (Ala.) — Byrne announced his support in a Facebook post on Wednesday.
Rep. Ken Calvert (Calif.) — I am looking forward to passing the new #AHCA out of the House and over to the Senate this week and end #ObamaCare for good,” Calvert tweeted on March 21.
Rep. Buddy Carter (Ga.) — Voted to advance the bill on the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
Rep. John Carter (Texas) — Carter is a yes, according to the Austin American Statesman.
Rep. Liz Cheney (Wyo.) — Cheney told the AP on Wednesday that she supports the bill.
Rep. Mike Coffman (Colo.) — Coffman’s office told reporters Friday he is a yes. Coffman is a top Democratic target in 2018.
Rep. Tom Cole (Okla.) — Voted to advance the bill in the House Budget Committee.
Rep. Chris Collins (N.Y.) — Voted to advance the bill on the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
Rep. James Comer (Ky.) — “Rep. Comer plans to vote for the bill,” his communications director, Michael Gossum, told The Hill.
Rep. Mike Conaway (Texas) — In a Facebook live video, Conaway said the bill was the “first step” in rolling back ObamaCare, according to the Texas Tribune.
Rep. Ryan Costello (Pa.) — Voted to advance the bill on the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
Rep. Kevin Cramer (N.D.) — Voted to advance the bill on the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
Rep. Carlos Curbelo (Fla.) — Voted to advance the bill on the House Ways and Means Committee.
Rep. Rodney Davis (Ill.) — Davis called the bill “must-pass legislation” in a tweet.
Rep. Sean Duffy (Wis.) — “You’re going to see prices fall and you’re going to see people, again, afford health care,” Duffy told local station WAOW on March 14.
Rep. Blake Farenthold (Texas) — Farenthold told The Dallas Morning News he went from undecided to yes after an Oval Office meeting March 17.
Rep. Drew Ferguson (Ga.) — Voted to advance the bill in the House Budget Committee.
Rep. Bill Flores (Texas) — Voted to advance the bill on the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
Rep. Matt Gaetz (Fla.) — Voted to advance the bill in the House Budget Committee.
Rep. Glenn Grothman (Wis.) — Voted to advance the bill in the House Budget Committee.
Rep. Brett Guthrie (Ky.) — Voted to advance the bill on the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
Rep. Gregg Harper (Miss.) — Voted to advance the bill on the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
Rep. Jeb Hensarling (Texas) — “It could be more market-oriented, but at the end of the day, at some point you’re given a binary choice: either ObamaCare or some other bill,” Hensarling, a member of the Republican Study Committee, told local station KERA on March 10. “As long as the other bill improves it, I’m going to vote for it.”
Rep. George Holding (N.C.) — Voted to advance the bill on the House Ways and Means Committee.
Rep. Richard Hudson (N.C.) — Voted to advance the bill on the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
Rep. Lynn Jenkins (Kan.) — Voted to advance the bill on the House Ways and Means Committee.
Rep. Bill Johnson (Ohio) — Voted to advance the bill on the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
Rep. Sam Johnson (Texas) — “I’m pleased that — with a Republican in the White House — we are finally able to move forward with a real plan to repeal and replace Obama’s disastrous law,” Johnson said in a statement.
Rep. Mike Kelly (Pa.) — Voted to advance the bill on the House Ways and Means Committee.
Rep. Steve King (Iowa) — The outspoken conservative lawmaker flipped to yes after meeting with Trump on Wednesday, according to the White House.
Rep. Adam Kinzinger (Ill.) — Voted to advance the bill on the House Energy and Commerce Committee. On Friday, he said he would vote for the bill on the floor despite the measure on essential health benefits.
Rep. Darin LaHood (Ill.) — A LaHood aide told the Chicago Tribune Wednesday the lawmaker supports the bill.
Rep. Bob Latta (Ohio) — Voted to advance the bill on the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
Rep. Jason Lewis (Minn.) — Lewis, who voted to advance the bill in the House Budget Committee, in an op-ed on March 17 said the legislation is “the first step” toward keeping the promise of repealing and replacing ObamaCare.
Rep. Billy Long (Mo.) — Voted to advance the bill on the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
Rep. Barry Loudermilk (Ga.) — A member of the Republican Study Committee, Loudermilk told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution he was a yes after meeting with Trump.
Rep. Frank Lucas (Okla.) — “Congressman Lucas supports the American Health Care Act in its current form,” Lucas communications director Andrew Witmer told The Hill in an email on March 23.
Rep. Tom MacArthur (N.J.) — MacArthur said he will back the bill after changes from House GOP leaders. “I’m glad that these changes reflect in large part what needs to be done,” he said.
Rep. Kenny Marchant (Texas) — Voted to advance the bill on the House Ways and Means Committee.
Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (Calif.)
Rep. Tom McClintock (Calif.) — Voted to advance the bill on the House Budget Committee.
Rep. David McKinley (W.Va.) — Voted to advance the bill on the House Energy and Commerce Committee. He also told Trump he would be a yes vote if the bill protected health and pension benefits for mine workers, according to West Virginia’s MetroNews.
Rep. Martha McSally (Ariz.) — McSally is backing the bill after changes. “I’m thankful leadership heard our concerns,” she said.
Rep. Patrick Meehan (Pa.) — Voted to advance the bill on the House Ways and Means Committee.
Rep. Markwayne Mullin (Okla.) — The Republican Study Committee member told the Hill on March 15 that he is a firm yes. He also voted to advance the legislation in the Energy and Commerce Committee.
Rep. Tim Murphy (Pa.) — Voted to advance the bill on the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
Rep. Kristi Noem (S.D.) — Voted to advance the bill on the House Ways and Means Committee.
Rep. Devin Nunes (Calif.) — Voted to advance the bill on the House Ways and Means Committee.
Rep. Pete Olson (Texas) — Voted to advance the bill on the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
Rep. Steven Palazzo (Miss.) — Palazzo said in a statement Wednesday he would vote for the bill. “I promised my constituents that I would repeal Obamacare and that is what I intend to do,” he said, according to the Clarion Ledger.
Rep. Gary Palmer (Ala.) — The Republican Study Committee and Freedom Caucus member voted no on the House Budget Committee but backed the bill with changes after a meeting with Trump.
Rep. Robert Pittenger (N.C.) — “There has been a lot of misinformation and scare tactics about our plan to repeal and replace Obamacare, but please don’t be fooled,” Pittenger wrote on March 18. “This is a conservative bill that represents a huge improvement over the failed Obamacare experiment and implements Medicaid reforms that conservatives have been fighting to achieve for decades.”
Rep. Erik Paulsen (Minn.) — Voted to advance the bill on the House Ways and Means Committee.
Rep. John Ratcliffe (Texas) — Ratcliffe said after a meeting with Trump on March 17 that he was satisfied the Republican plan moved “as far to the right as I think it can go” while retaining enough GOP support to pass, according to the Dallas News.
Rep. Tom Reed (N.Y.) — Voted to advance the bill on the House Ways and Means Committee.
Rep. Dave Reichert (Wash.) — Voted to advance the bill on the House Ways and Means Committee.
Rep. Jim Renacci (Ohio) — Voted to advance the bill on the House Ways and Means Committee.
Rep. Tom Rice (S.C.) — Voted to advance the bill on the House Ways and Means Committee.
Rep. Martha Roby (Ala.) — Roby in a speech on the House floor Wednesday March 22 said she backs the bill.
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (Wash.)
Rep. Todd Rokita (Ind.) — Voted to advance the bill in the House Budget Committee.
Rep. Peter Roskam (Ill.) — Voted to advance the bill on the House Ways and Means Committee.
Speaker Paul Ryan (Wis.)
Majority Whip Steve Scalise (La.)
Rep. David Schweikert (Ariz.) — The House Freedom Caucus member says he is a yes. He also voted to advance the bill on the House Ways and Means Committee.
Rep. Pete Sessions (Texas) — Sessions called it “two-thirds of a good bill” and said it was better than not doing anything on CNN on March 21.
Rep. John Shimkus (Ill.) — Voted to advance the bill on the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
Rep. Adrian Smith (Neb.) — Voted to advance the bill on the House Ways and Means Committee.
Rep. Jason Smith (Mo.) — Voted to advance the bill on the House Ways and Means Committee.
Rep. Lloyd Smucker (Pa.) — Voted to advance the bill on the House Budget Committee.
Rep. Claudia Tenney (N.Y.) — Tenney was leaning no, but said an amendment from Rep. Chris Collins (N.Y.) on Medicaid would win her support.
Rep. Pat Tiberi (Ohio) — Voted to advance the bill on the House Ways and Means Committee.
Rep. Fred Upton (Mich.) — Voted to advance the bill on the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
Rep. Tim Walberg (Mich.) — Voted to advance the bill on the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
Rep. Greg Walden (Ore.) — Walden is the Energy and Commerce Chairman
Rep. Mark Walker (N.C.) — The chairman of the conservative Republican Study Conference said he is a “positive yes.” Walker endorsed the legislation after a meeting with Trump, where they discussed changes to the bill.
Rep. Jackie Walorski (Ind.) — Voted to advance the bill on the House Ways and Means Committee.
Rep. Mimi Walters (Calif.) — Voted to advance the bill on the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
Rep. Bruce Westerman (Ark.) — Voted to advance the bill in the House Budget Committee.
Rep. Steve Womack (Ark.) — Voted to advance the bill in the House Budget Committee.
Rep. Rob Woodall (Ga.) — Voted to advance the bill in the House Budget Committee.
SENATE REPUBLICANS
No (7)
Sen. Susan Collins (Maine) — “This is not a bill I could support in its current form,” Collins told the Portland Press Herald. “It really misses the mark.”
Sen. Tom Cotton (Ark.) — “Despite the proposed amendments, I still cannot support the House health-care bill, nor would it pass the Senate,” Cotton said in a statement on March 21.
Sen. Ted Cruz (Texas) — Cruz told CBS’s “Face the Nation” on March 19 that he couldn’t vote for the current bill. “I cannot vote for any bill that keeps premiums rising,” he said.
Sen. Dean Heller (Nev.) — Heller said that he cannot support the House repeal and replace bill in its “current form,” according to Bloomberg and NBC News.
Sen. Mike Lee (Utah) — “I promised the people of Utah I would do everything I can to repeal #Obamacare. The House bill does not do that. I am a no. #FullRepeal,” Lee tweeted on March 21.
Sen. Rand Paul (Ky.) — Paul is calling the plan “Obamacare lite” and says it will not pass. He introduced alternative legislation on March 9 that would just allow a clean repeal of ObamaCare.
Sen. Rob Portman (Ohio) — Portman told constituents during a tele-townhall that he “could not support the current health legislation,” according to the Dayton Daily News.
Unclear/Uncertain (14)
Sen. Bill Cassidy (La.) — Cassidy told Talking Points Memo the CBO score was “awful.” “So if there’s truly 24 million people [losing their coverage], of course it’s a concern,” he added.
Sen. Bob Corker (Tenn.) — Corker told reporters that the House bill is “a very good contribution and again I want to know a little more about it.”
Sen. Steve Daines (Mont.) — Daines said in a statement to The Missoulian after the CBO analysis: “We need to do better. … I want to see costs and premiums go down to make health care more affordable for Montana families.”
Sen. Jeff Flake (Ariz.) — “Negotiations are tough enough without commenting before I understand it all,” Flake said, as reported by CNN on March 7. “We’ve got a small margin. You know the numbers. It’s tough.”
Sen. Cory Gardner (Colo.) — Pledged to vote against rolling back the Medicaid expansion. He told The Denver Post on March 8 that he had concerns about the legislation.
Sen. Lindsey Graham (S.C.) — “Overall, we should take the CBO report and see if we can make the bill better,” Graham told MSNBC the day the budget office released its score.
Sen. Ron Johnson (Wis.) — “I’ve got a lot of problems with the House bill as it’s written right now,” Johnson said at an event hosted by WisPolitics.com, as reported by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
Sen. James Lankford (Okla.) — Lankford told a local radio station that there’s a “lot of frustration” with the House bill, adding: “Most folks in the Senate, and I would say the vast majority, are saying if we don’t get some things right this should not move.”
Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (W.Va.) — Pledged to vote against rolling back the Medicaid expansion.
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (Alaska) — Pledged to vote against rolling back the Medicaid expansion.
Sen. Marco Rubio (Fla.) — “It’s got some things I’ve been supportive of in the past and it’s got some things I’ve been concerned about,” Rubio told reporters on March 7.
Sen. John Thune (S.D.) — Thune told Roll Call on March 9 that the Senate might amend the House GOP bill. “I think there’s got to be an opportunity for the Senate to be heard on this,” he said.
Sen. Thom Tillis (N.C.) — “My Republican colleagues would be making a mistake if they become content with failing to produce the perfect at the expense of achieving good, practical solutions to reform our nation’s broken healthcare system,” Tillis said in a statement on March 7.
Sen. Pat Toomey (Pa.) — “I’m quite sure that we’re going to want to make some changes, which, I think, are still entirely possible. This is not the final product,” Toomey told a local CBS radio show on March 9.