GOP tries to discredit CBO reviewing its health care bill

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Republicans don't have a CBO score yet on their health care bill, but they're already taking shots at the CBO.

Rallying Republicans on health care Trump's first big sale: Rallying Republicans on health care Lawmakers of all stripes are anxiously waiting for the nonpartisan and highly respected Congressional Budget Office to issue its report of the GOP's Obamacare replacement bill, which will detail how much the measure will cost and how many millions of people stand to lose health coverage. But anticipating a report that isn't favorable to Republicans, the White House and GOP lawmakers are actively looking to delegitimize the agency's credibility.

"If you're looking to the CBO for accuracy, you're looking in the wrong place," White House spokesman Sean Spicer told reporters.

The No. 3 House Republican, Majority Whip Steve Scalise, said Wednesday he doesn't want to let "unelected bureaucrats in Washington" slow down the Republican promise to repeal and replace Obamacare. "We're not going to wait," Scalise said. CBO's report, or "score," is expected Monday, but two House committees are voting on the Republican health care bill Wednesday, much to Democrats' frustration.

"You're fearful that the CBO will provide answers to questions that you don't like. So essentially, you want essentially a sneak attack on this issue before the public hears and we hear from CBO," Rep. Sandy Levin, D-Michigan, said during the Ways and Means Committee markup.

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1. it's how they work. by the time they rate it, the CBO will be marginalized.