6 April 2017 - House Republican leaders presented a tweak to their stalled health-care bill Thursday after Vice President Pence pressured them to show progress toward passing the bill before lawmakers leave for a two-week recess.

On Thursday morning, House Speaker Paul D. Ryan invited more than 20 fellow Republicans to his weekly news conference to reveal an amendment aimed at addressing coverage for sicker Americans — and also aimed at pleasing both conservative and moderate Republicans who had opposed the original proposal.

“This brings us closer to the final agreement that we all want to achieve,” Ryan said, later adding that it was “a step in the right direction.”

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