On a conference call Saturday morning with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows, the Republicans were wary of the overall price tag of the bill and expressed opposition to a number of specific provisions, including an expansion of Affordable Care Act tax credits they say raises concerns about taxpayer funding of abortions. Democrats dispute that interpretation of the provision, but nonetheless it amounts to a poison pill for many Republicans, the people said.
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