No surprise here, but House Republican leaders are urging their members to vote against five Democratic amendments to a GOP bill that would defund grants for state exchanges.

According to talking points from the office of Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) obtained by The Hill, Republicans argue that the grants amount to an unaccountable "slush fund." They're also pushing back against claims that the defunding bill currently on the House floor would end up giving the federal government more control over state exchanges.

The exchanges "only have the veneer of providing states flexibility," another memo says. "In reality, the federal government … will control what kind of essential benefits must be included and impose price controls on health coverage. States will be a servant, not a partner, of Washington."