Here Comes The House Obamacare Vote...

AP

The House of Representatives is set to vote soon on a bill sponsored by Rep. Fred Upton (R-Mich.) that would allow insurers to keep offering health plans even if they do not meet certain minimum requirements of the Affordable Care Act.

The bill is expected to pass, with most or all Republicans expected to vote for it.

The big number to watch, a day after President Barack Obama announced his own tweak to his signature legislation, is how many Democrats "defect" and vote for the bill.

The White House on Thursday night issued the strongest possible veto threat of the bill, saying in a statement of administration policy that Obama would veto the legislation if it reaches his desk. The White House said that the Upton bill rolls back "progress" of the law.

The House bill not only allows insurers to continue to offer the canceled plans, but it also permits them to sell them to new customers indefinitely.