The House may delay its vote on the GOP's ObamaCare replacement plan until Friday or next week, several lawmakers said.

"It didn't look like today was going to be when we're going to vote," said Rep. Phil Roe (R-Tenn.) after leaving a meeting with committee chairs and House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), who controls the House floor schedule.

Roe said a vote may come Friday.

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The vote on the healthcare bill was originally planned for Thursday, the seven-year anniversary of the day ObamaCare was signed into law.

As of Thursday afternoon, GOP leaders had not made a final decision about whether to delay the vote until Friday or next week.

They were still assessing negotiations that took place Thursday between President Trump and the far-right House Freedom Caucus at the White House. After the meeting, members of the caucus said they had not reached a deal with President Trump to win their support.

House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-Ore.) expressed doubt that a vote would happen on Thursday.

"I don't think we'll vote today. Just because we planned, like, what, five hours of debate. That puts it pretty late into the night," Walden said after leaving the Speaker's suite mid-afternoon Thursday.

Walden suggested the House could begin debate on Thursday and hold the vote Friday, but cautioned that Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy's (R-Calif.) office would make the final decision.



White House press secretary Sean Spicer said he still expects the bill to come up for a vote Thursday.