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McCarthy Expects Movement on Health-Related Reconciliation Measures

By Katherine Scott
Posted October 2, 2015 at 2:07pm

By Katherine Scott and Thomas McKinless

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During the weekly House leadership colloquy Thursday, Minority Leader Steny H. Hoyer, D-Md., condemned House Republicans for trying to mark up reconciliation bills repealing the Affordable Care Act and defunding Planned Parenthood. Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., expressed confidence that these measures would pass the Senate, to which Hoyer replied, “We’ll see.”

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