Below are a few excerpts from the Congressional Budget Office’s score of H.R. 4872, the Reconciliation Act of 2010.
- “The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) and the staff of the Joint Committee on
Taxation (JCT) have completed a preliminary estimate of the direct spending and revenue
effects of an amendment in the nature of a substitute to H.R. 4872, the Reconciliation Act
of 2010;”
- “…the [CBO] has not thoroughly examined the reconciliation proposal to verify its
consistency with the previous draft. This estimate is therefore preliminary, pending a
review of the language of the reconciliation proposal, as well as further review and
refinement of the budgetary projections.
- “CBO has not completed an estimate of the potential impact of the legislation
on discretionary spending, which would be subject to future appropriation action.” NOTE: Non-defense, non-veterans discretionary spending has risen 85 percent since the Democrats took control of the House of Representatives.
- “CBO has not extrapolated estimates further into the future because the uncertainties
surrounding them are magnified even more.”
- “CBO has not yet completed an assessment of the impact for the longer term of enacting
the reconciliation proposal by itself.”
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This healthcare legislation needs to be defeated!! The country – we the American people – cannot afford it. I was frightened by a comment made by my physician just this morning. He said that he and his older colleagues are talking about just leaving medicine if this bill is passed. We cannot expand healthcare with fewer doctors.
Let’s start over, really listen to what people want and cut other spending to pay for it.
You better make sure you are given time and resources needed for absolutely maximum accuracy in your work and results. This healthcare/”reconciliation” needs the true and honest data. Wishing you well with this task.
I have lived through a narcissist run totalitarian and socialist take over before and will not have to suffer this again after coming to the USA to retire and live a full life.