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Article snippet: The House is unlikely to repeal the mandate to buy insurance under ObamaCare as part of its tax-reform bill, GOP sources say, though the issue could return down the road. President Trump and conservative lawmakers are pushing for the individual mandate to be repealed in the bill, but House Ways and Means Committee Chairman MORE (R-Texas) has expressed worry that the controversial measure would jeopardize the broader tax-reform bill, given the Senate’s failure on health care earlier this year. “It hasn’t ever been in the [House] bill,” said one Republican on the Ways and Means Committee who has been taking part in the negotiations. “I expect that it will be added somewhere down the sausage-making venture.” “I agree there is a chance, but I think if it gets included, it would be on the Senate side,” added a second Ways and Means Republican. House leaders emerging from a meeting Monday evening said no final decision has been made on the individual mandate issue, and Brady and Speaker MORE (R-Wis.) both said in interviews in recent days that they have not ruled out the idea. “We have an active conversation with our members on a whole host of ideas on things to add to this bill and that’s one of the things being discussed,” Ryan said during an appearance on “Fox News Sunday.” But Brady expressed concerns about including the mandate’s repeal at an event last week. “There are pros and cons to this,” Brady said at an event Friday hosted by Politico. “Importing health ca... Link to the full article to read more