Representative Rodney Frelinghuysen, Republican of New Jersey
and the chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, said the short-term spending measure, known as a continuing resolution, would “continue to keep the government open and operating as normal for the next several days.”
“I am optimistic that a final funding package will be completed soon,” Mr. Frelinghuysen said.
Criticizing the repeal legislation, Mr. Hoyer said Republicans were “trying to jam it through the House before their
members can hear from the American people this weekend about their opposition to this horrible legislation.”
Speaker Paul D. Ryan of Wisconsin said Republicans were “making very good progress”
on the repeal legislation, but no decision had been made regarding a vote.
On Thursday, Representative Steny H. Hoyer of Maryland, a top-ranking Democrat, said if Republicans were to announce plans to bring
their revised health bill to the floor on Friday or Saturday, he would advise Democrats to oppose the short-term measure.
Moves Against Health Act -
By THOMAS KAPLANAPRIL 27, 2017
WASHINGTON — House Democrats threatened on Thursday to withhold their support for a stopgap spending bill if Republicans
pressed forward with a swift vote on their legislation to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act.
