Mick Mulvaney, director of the Office of Management and Budget, said Wednesday that the forthcoming nonpartisan budget analysis of the House GOP’s health plan will be “really good” or “great.”
“This is a reconciliation bill. We all know it’s going to score positive to helping out the deficit, to spending less money — another thing that conservatives should be supportive of,” Mr. Mulvaney said on MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.”
“I hear all the talk about the CBO score,” he said, referring to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.
“The only question about the CBO: Is it going to be really good, or is it going to be great when that number finally comes out?” he said, adding that he thinks the figures will be released on Monday.
Democrats and some conservatives have complained that the House GOP’s plan to overhaul Obamacare was rolled out without an official CBO estimate on how much it would cost and how many Americans would be covered under the plan.
Mr. Mulvaney said it’s not unusual for bills to be taken up in committee without a CBO score and that it would be available before a final House floor vote.
Committees are starting their work on marking up the legislation on Wednesday.
• David Sherfinski can be reached at dsherfinski@washingtontimes.com.
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