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Vice President Pence delivers remarks on the American Health Care Act to the news media after attending the Senate Republican policy luncheon on March 7, 2017.(Photo: Shawn Thew, European Pressphoto Agency)

WASHINGTON Vice President Pence will travel to the Louisville area Saturday to talk about health care and the economy with Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin, according to the vice presidents office.

Details are expected to be released later Thursday.

Louisville airport officials had been told President Trump was coming, the Courier-Journal reported Wednesday.

Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul is among the conservative lawmakers who have criticized the House GOP bill to overhaulthe Affordable Care Act, saying it doesnt do enough to dismantle the law.

Trump tweeted Wednesday: I feel sure that my friend @RandPaul will come along with the new and great health care program because he knows Obamacare is a disaster!

Republicans have a slim margin in the Senate and will have a difficult time crafting health care legislation that can satisfy both conservatives and moderates. If three Republican senators oppose the bill, united Democratic opposition can stop it.

Pence has been making multiple media appearances and meeting with lawmakers to shore up support for the legislation, which is opposed by major health care groups such as the American Medical Association and the American Hospital Association.

Pence tweeted out his support Thursday morning for the House Ways and Means Committee, which worked through the night to markup its portion of the legislation

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