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Sen. Rand PaulRand PaulRand Paul: Ryan, Trump giving 'different impression' on healthcare plan Rand Paul: Trump 'very open to negotiation' to ObamaCare bill Kentucky governor says he's 'not impressed' with GOP healthcare plan MORE (R-Ky.) on Friday said President Trump is open to changing parts of the House GOP's ObamaCare repeal bill.

Paul added that during their talk on Thursday night, Trump "said he's open tonegotiation."

His comments come after a spokesman for Paul hinted that heexpected the bill would "be up for renegotiation."

Hearing that very soon the Obamacare Lite bill will be up for renegotiation and this time we will have CONSERVATIVE input!

Paul and House conservatives are pushing an alternative ObamaCare repeal bill that mirrors legislation passed by Congress in late 2015.

The legislation would effectively separate repeal and replacement, a move that could draw opposition from a handful of centrist GOP senators who want the details of replacement locked down before they vote on repeal.

White House press secretary Sean Spicer pushed back on Friday against a question on whether Trump is willing to renegotiate the House bill, but stressed that the president is open to hearing other ideas on how to improve the legislation.

"The president's also been very clear through all of the discussions ... that as he meets with members of Congress and outside groups, that if someone's got an idea that can make this legislation more accessible, give more choice to the American people, drive down costs, make it more patient centric, he wants to listen to it," Spicertold reporters during the daily press briefing.

TwoHouse panels passed their portions of the GOP repeal and replacement bill this week, with the House hoping to pass the legislation by the end of the month.

Senate GOP leadership wants to vote on the legislation by early April when lawmakers leave a two-week recess but the House bill is facing growing opposition in the upper chamber.

Meanwhile, a group ofmoderate senators are keeping a close eye on what happens to ObamaCare's Medicaid expansion.

GOP leadership faces a narrow path to getting ObamaCare repeal through the upper chamber.Republicans have 52 seats in the Senate, meaning they can only lose two GOP senators and still pass the legislation if all Democrats and Independents oppose it.

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