On the recordJanuary 6, 2016
I listened carefully to the Republican leader, Mr. McCarthy, who said that they have worked hard and relentlessly to make this day happen--a day that would eliminate affordable health care to 22 million Americans. {time} 1700 I want to make sure all of our colleagues understand that this is not a fact coming from the Democrats. There is the saying that you are entitled to your own opinion, but you are not entitled to your own facts. That is a fact that came from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office. In fact, they were responding to a letter from Mr. Price, the chairman of the Budget Committee. The letter reads: Dear Mr. Chairman, At your request, CBO and the staff of the joint committee have estimated the budgetary effects of this bill. It goes on to say: And analyze the bill. It is their conclusion on page 9 of the letter to the chairman: Enacting H.R. 3762 would increase the number of people without health insurance coverage. Relative to current law projections-- That means relevant to the current law with the Affordable Care Act in place. would reduce by about 22 million people in most years after 2017. That is a fact. That is signed by the director of CBO, Keith Hall, who, as everybody in this body knows, was selected on a bipartisan basis by the chairman of the House Budget Committee and the chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, both Republicans. That is a fact.…
