Trump aides launch attack on agency analyzing costs of replacement health care proposal

[DonViejo]

Source: Reuters



12 MAR 2017 AT 15:11 ET

Aides to U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday attacked the credibility of the nonpartisan agency that will analyze the costs of a replacement for Obamacare, as the White House sought to quell opposition from many Republicans.

The Congressional Budget Office, which provides official estimates of the budget impact of proposed legislation, is expected to issue a report as early as Monday that will assess the healthcare legislation put forth by Republican House of Representatives leaders.

The report could influence sentiment toward a bill that is already under fire from both Democrats and many conservative Republicans, especially if it suggests the legislation would reduce the number of Americans with health coverage or that it would worsen U.S. budget deficits.

In a series of television interviews, White House budget director Mick Mulvaney and top White House economic adviser Gary Cohn said that the CBO is focusing on the wrong metrics with the estimates it will provide on the number of people who are insured. Cohn and Mulvaney said CBO should instead should analyze whether patients can actually afford to go to a doctor.

Read more: http://www.rawstory.com/2017/03/trump-aides-launch-attack-on-agency-analyzing-costs-of-replacement-health-care-proposal/

[dalton99a]

1. They're trying to kill the messenger

[DonViejo]

2. Which is interesting because, according to President Clinton, the CBO is...

more conservative than the flying monkey brigade in the House.

[dalton99a]

4. Yep, the guy was handpicked by Republicans.

[greatauntoftriplets]

3. I expected that.

[underpants]

6. They started last week

Spicer even said they were historically "way off" at a presser

[greatauntoftriplets]

7. Any source of information that drumpf doesn't like goes under the bus.

The CBO may have some accuracy issues, but they're nowhere near drumpf's wildly inaccurate projections.

[Dave Starsky]

13. This is how he got to be such a business "genius".

With six bankruptcies, including a casino, under his belt.

[Achilleaze]

5. repubes are Truth Assassins

[dalton99a]

8. No truer words.

[Bill USA]

10. great statement!!

[Bill USA]

9. Repugnants have decided to go full on press with the Conservative Alternate Universe which is

predicated on their repressed insecurities and fears and built of factoids invented to help them fight off their fears of the Real World.

[ProudLib72]

11. What metrics are they supposed to use?

How much money the rich will save?

How many will die because they can't afford healthcare?

Actually, these are the two metrics every tRump supporter needs to see.

[tammywammy]

14. He says we should measure if people can afford to go to the doctor

But if they don't have insurance then how could they ever afford it? Isn't that a worse metric to use? God these people are so stupid.

[nwduke]

12. 2016..... and the unemployment figures

were all false, it's more like 40% unemployment "believe me". March 11, 2017;; Unemployment is down thanks to me, aren't I great? No credibility from the White House or the GOP. Lying is one of the qualifications for being in the trump administration.

[world wide wally]

15. Tell your Republican friends to just admit it.

Trump has never been right about anything.

[Cryptoad]

16. Just name me one GOP Fiscal Policy that has succeeded !

[crickets]

[mdbl]

17. More Nazi tactics from the trump administration

did anyone expect anything different?