I would even go so far as to suggest that the GOP House leadership has been cutting deals with certain members in Democrat-leaning districts to let them vote against any ObamaCare repeal/replacement bill to help protect their House seat.
Well, this article pretty well makes clear that they can MAKE THE DEAL any moment they choose, right?
Nope—the longer they go without passing it, the less chance it will have to make a difference in time for 2018. The taxes, especially, are all or primarily corporate tax cuts, so they don’t sound good—they are only felt to be good as the economy has a chance to improve from them.