Chuck Schumer: “yesterday afternoon the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office came out with a score for the bipartisan…”

“yesterday afternoon the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office came out with a score for the bipartisan Alexander-Murray bill. The CBO report confirms that the Alexander- Murray bill is a great deal for the American people. It does precisely what it was intended to do. It stabilizes the marketplaces, helps to prevent premiums from skyrocketing, and reduces the deficit, by CBO's estimate, nearly $4 billion. As Senators Alexander and Murray noted, the report shows that their bill ``will benefit taxpayers and low-income Americans, not insurance companies.'' Even the Wall Street Journal editorial board--no liberal cabal, that is for sure--said today: ``The bipartisan compromise proposal crafted by Sens. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) and Patty Murray (D-Wash.) now officially falls into the category of `so obvious it should pass immediately.' '' That is not Chuck Schumer talking. That is not even Mitch McConnell talking--for those on the hard right who might doubt Mitch McConnell's fidelity. It is the beacon of the hard right, the Wall Street Journal editorial page. They say, again: Alexander-Murray ``falls into the category of `so obvious it should pass immediately.''' So, my fellow Republicans, what are you waiting for? Everyone on your side wants the bill. Jump on it. Support it. Let's get this done, and let's help stabilize our markets, whatever our views are on healthcare.…”