Feb. 4 (Bloomberg) — Several U.S. House Republicans said they haven't lined up enough votes for a bill that would pair a U.S. debt-limit increase with some type of policy changes, such as rolling back part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

House Speaker John Boehner told reporters today that his members have "a lot of opinions about how to deal with the debt limit," though "no decisions have been made."

"We're in discussion with that," Republican Mario Diaz- Balart of Florida said today about a debt-limit increase at a Bloomberg Government breakfast. "I don't think there is a consensus yet with that in terms of what issues are going to be brought up with the debt ceiling."

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