CBO: Baucus Health Care Bill Slashes Deficit By $81B Over Next D...

Courtesy Donklephant  Wed, 10/07/2009 - 5:29pm

Not only that it’s fully paid for.

That’s the latest report from the CBO and it’s encouraging to say the very least.

Here’s more from The Hill :

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) issued a cost estimate of the healthcare reform bill under consideration by the Senate Finance Committee, concluding it would increase federal spending by $829 billion over 10 years but be offset by enough spending cuts and tax increases to...


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