Collins 'optimistic' ObamaCare fixes will pass

The Hill: Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) said Monday that she is “optimistic” that the ObamaCare fixes she is pushing for can still pass, despite the deadline for voting on them having “slipped.”

“Our negotiations with the House are going very, very well,” Collins told reporters. “The deadline slipped but the policy is what is important.”

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) in December gave a commitment to Collins to support the passage of two bills aimed at stabilizing ObamaCare markets and lowering premiums before the end of the year, in exchange for her vote for the tax reform bill.

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