U.S. Representative Michael Burgess (R-TX) (L-R), Representative Fred Upton (R-MI), Representative Billy Long (R-MO) and Representative Greg Walden (R-OR) speak to reporters about health care legislation after meeting with President Trump at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., May 3, 2017. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump's effort to roll back Obamacare gained momentum on Wednesday as Republican leaders scheduled a vote in the House of Representatives on Thursday on newly revised legislation.
House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy expressed confidence the bill would pass and several moderate Republican lawmakers who previously objected to the bill said they could now support it.
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