House Freedom Caucus members said Tuesday that the GOP's ObamaCare repeal-and-replace plan does not have the votes necessary to pass the lower chamber.

The 40-member conservative caucus didn't take a formal position on the GOP's plan at its meeting Tuesday night, but several members indicated afterward that they would not support it.

The House needs 218 votes to pass the bill, a simple majority, meaning Republicans can only lose 20 members.

Conservatives take issue with the plan's refundable tax credits, which they call a new entitlement program.

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Mick Mulvaney, director of the Office of Management and Budget, met with the caucus Tuesday on behalf of the Trump administration. He did not tell the caucus to back GOP leadership's repeal-and-replace plan, said caucus Chairman Mark Meadows (R-N.C.).

"He let us know they're still open to negotiations. That this is not something that is set in stone," Meadows said.

"The White House is willing to negotiate ... and look at things we can coalesce around. I don't know that there is a bill at this point that has the necessary 218 votes to coalesce around, and so we got more work to do as the Freedom Caucus to come up with a solution."