some white house officials want a vote on the bill quickly , and upton , r - mich .
billy long and fred upton said an amendment does n't change
leslie dach , director of the obamacare - supporting group protect our care campaign , said the amendment that swayed upton and long is " nothing more than a bailout for house republicans as their latest desperate attempts to repeal health care continue to face strong public opposition . "
upton , the former chairman of the house energy and commerce committee and author of several obamacare repeal bills , had rep. upton : health bill ' likely now to pass ' in the house 6:23 pm et we d , 3 may 2017 | 01:12 the republican effort to replace obamacare got a much - needed boost wednesday when two congressmen agreed after meeting with president donald trump to drop their opposition to the gop bill and vote for it .
republican leaders have said they wo n't call for a vote until they know it will pass .
two prominent republican opponents of the house gop ’s obamacare repeal bill reversed course and backed the measure wednesday morning , after negotiating a last - minute amendment with president donald trump at the white house pushes for a vote as soon as thursday .
 
bloomberg reported that a white house official said the gop is still two or three votes away from being able to ensure the bill would pass the house .