Political Quotes

“Exactly. That is why I am so thankful that CBO Director Elmendorf understands there is some pretty credible evidence to have the CBO revisit that estimate. I spoke with him last week. It looks like they are working hard to provide us that information. I am looking forward to seeing that and seeing what their revised estimate is for the number of people losing their coverage, but even more important, to figure out what that per person cost is. Maybe we will not agree. He might do a very economic analysis. Certainly, somebody such as myself who actually bought health care understands the mindset and the decision of an employer. But even if we disagree on the number of people, if we have that total dollar amount of cost per person in that exchange, we will be able to show that to the American people. So if he comes up with X and I say, no, it is X plus 30, 40, 50 million people, then at least the American people have that information, and they can judge for themselves what they think the realistic estimate is for people losing their coverage and getting their insurance through the subsidized exchanges. That information is what the American people deserve, and that is why I am so appreciative of the Senator's efforts. I know he is going to be, just with me, making sure that, again, we know what the true cost of this health care law is before we implement it.”