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Several Florida Representatives To Vote 'No' On GOP Health Care Plan

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MIAMI (CBSMiami) – The GOP health care plan will be met with resistance from Florida representatives.

Those planning to vote "no" include:

  • Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
  • Debbie Wasserman Schultz
  • Lois Frankel
  • Alcee Hastings
  • Ted Deutch
  • Frederica Wilson

According to Mario Diaz Balart's office, he is still negotiating.

Carlos Curbelo is still undecided.

After calling off the health care vote Thursday, a source in House leadership now says the plan is to vote on Friday.

White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon confirmed to reporters President Donald Trump wants a vote on the GOP health care bill Friday.

The House went back into session Thursday night as Republicans try to gather the votes.

House Republicans are plotting their next move after leaders postponed the vote on the GOP plan to replace Obamacare.

House Speaker Paul Ryan made an extremely brief statement to reporters after the conference meeting: "For seven and a half years we have been promising the American people that we will repeal and replace this broken law and tomorrow we're proceeding."

Conservatives gave President Trump a standing ovation when he met with them Thursday morning. But he still couldn't seal the deal, despite giving in to their demands to "decrease the cost of health care premiums by rolling back coverage on emergency room visits, maternity care, prescription drugs and mental health care."

A new report by the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office says the recent changes to the plan would mean smaller federal savings than the original estimates

Democrats remain flat-out opposed.

"Whether you call it Trumpcare, whether you call it the 'broken promises bill' or whether you call it the 'pay more and get less bill'...it's a bad bill and we will fight it all the way," said Rep. Pramila Jayapal.

Republicans were intent on repealing Obamacare Thursday, the seventh anniversary of former President Barack Obama signing it into law.

The delay on the vote is a setback for President Trump in the first key legislative test of his young presidency.

He downplayed the GOP divide during a meeting with truckers.

"We have a great bill and I think we have a very good chance but it's only politics.

GOP leaders want the bill passed in both chambers before the Easter recess in two weeks.

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