Max Baucus: “I don't mean to be condescending here, but has the Senator read the CBO analysis? I am sure he has. And, having read…”

“I don't mean to be condescending here, but has the Senator read the CBO analysis? I am sure he has. And, having read that, isn't it clear that a large share of the dollars in this bill from the tobacco tax are to maintain current coverage? That is, if we do not provide the $35 billion in this bill, that is the funds from the tobacco tax, that many kids are going to lose coverage? In fact, isn't it true that CBO says about 1.4 million children will lose coverage-- not just maintain, but lose coverage if we do not have this bill?”