Collins' healthcare demands put GOP tax plan at risk

Sen. Susan Collins laid out some demands before getting behind the Senate version of the GOP tax plan, but those might not be met after all that wrangling, setting up a potential pitfall for the tax plan's ultimate passage. In particular, she wanted two bills passed that would help stabilize the health insurance market.

The potential hiccups in Collins’ plan: Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has only publicly said he is “supporting passage” of them, which is no guarantee, and House Speaker Paul Ryan has been mum on whether he would tack on the bills Collins wants into spending agreements, per Politico.