Advertisement Continue reading the main storyBut they are in a delicate dance with conservatives and moderates. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyBut the 19-to-17 vote in the Budget Committee portends possible difficulties. “This legislation is a conservative vision for free-market, patient-centered health care,” said Representative Diane Black of Tennessee, the chairwoman of the Budget Committee. The report estimated that the House Republican bill would increase the number of people without insurance by 14 million next year and by 21 million in 2020. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyRepresentative Sheila Jackson Lee, Democrat of Texas, said: “This is a bust-Medicaid bill.

Source: New York Times March 16, 2017 17:53 UTC