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Article snippet: President Trump on Wednesday suggested using the GOP tax bill to repeal ObamaCare’s individual mandate. “Wouldn't it be great to Repeal the very unfair and unpopular Individual Mandate in ObamaCare and use those savings for further Tax Cuts,” Trump tweeted. The idea is being pushed by Sen. MORE (R-Ark.) and also has the backing of House Freedom Caucus Chairman Mark Meadows (R-N.C.). Meadows said Wednesday he supports repealing the mandate in tax reform and thinks "ultimately" it will be included because he is going to push for it. He said he has been talking to Cotton about it. A Cotton spokeswoman told The Hill that Cotton and Trump spoke by phone about the idea over the weekend and "the President indicated his strong support." Senate Finance Committee Chairman MORE (R-Utah) this week said that he wouldn’t rule out including repeal of the mandate in the tax legislation. But other top Republicans have rejected the idea, including House Ways and Means Committee Chairman MORE (R-S.D.). They fear adding the ObamaCare change would jeopardize tax reform. “Look, I want to see that individual mandate repealed,” Brady said during an interview with radio host Hugh Hewitt on Tuesday. “I just haven’t seen, no one has seen, 50 votes in the Senate to do it.” Brady added that he would be open to adding a repeal of the mandate to the House bill if the Senate passed it first. Asked Wednesday about the president's tweet, Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn (R-Texas) threw cold w... Link to the full article to read more