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House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi of California, and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer of New York speak to reporters about the Congressional Budget Office projection that 14 million people would lose health coverage under the House Republican bill dismantling former President Barack Obama's health care law, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, March, 13, 2017. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

AP FACT CHECK: Both sides loose with facts in health debate

By CALVIN WOODWARD and RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR - Associated Press

Budget Director Mick Mulvaney, right, accompanied by Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price, left, speak outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington, Monday, March 13, 2017, after Congress' nonpartisan budget analysts reported that 14 million people would lose coverage next year under the House bill dismantling former President Barack Obama's health care law. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

The Latest: Dems say CBO report on GOP bill ‘knockout blow’

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Haslam uncertain of Tennessee impact of GOP health plan

By ERIK SCHELZIG and SHEILA BURKE - Associated Press

House Speaker Paul D. Ryan made his case for the Republicans' plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act last week, but the Congressional Budget Office has reported some unsettling numbers. (Associated Press)

Republican health care plan breaks all of Donald Trump’s campaign vows

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

WA governor says health care analysis confirms worst fears

By RACHEL LA CORTE - Associated Press

In this March 9, 2017, file photo, House Speaker Paul D. Ryan of Wis. uses charts and graphs to make his case for the GOP's long-awaited plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

The Latest: Democrats call budget report a ‘knockout blow’

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What the budget analysts say about GOP health care bill

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Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price talks with a guest as they wait for the arrival of Vice President Mike Pence to begin a meeting with conservative groups to discuss healthcare, Friday, March 10, 2017, in the Indian Treaty Room of the Eisenhower Executive Office on the White House complex in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Congress’ analyst: Millions to lose coverage under GOP bill

By ALAN FRAM and RICARDO ALONSO-ZALDIVAR - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 27, 2017 file photo, Budget Director Mick Mulvaney speaks to reporters during a daily press briefing at the White House in Washington. Republican leaders embarked on an ambitious plan Tuesday to try to sell their new health care proposal to rank-and-file lawmakers and the public, absent specifics on costs or how many Americans will be covered. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

White House: Don’t trust CBO score on Republican health care bill

By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times

The U.S. Capitol in Washington is seen early Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017, on the first full week for members of Congress to work with President Donald Trump. Mr. Trump is meeting with congressional leaders from both parties to discuss his agenda. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Debt spike, sluggish growth predicted by Congressional Budget Office

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

New study: Trump to inherit $559B deficit, stable economy

By ANDREW TAYLOR - Associated Press

President Obama and Vice President Joe Biden in the Rose Garden of the White House (Associated Press) **FILE**

Poor economy, continued spending mean more red ink for federal government

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

U.S President Barack Obama listens as Spain's acting Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy speaks during a media availability in Madrid, Spain, at the Palacio de la Moncloa, Sunday, July 10, 2016. (Associated Press) **FILE**

CBO projects return of massive federal deficits

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

The grim news comes with less than a year left for President Obama to put the Affordable Care Act on firmer footing as he seeks to head off what is likely to be a last effort at repealing the act after November's elections. (Associated Press)

Warning: Feds now foresee $30 trillion debt, blame looming tax hikes and Obamacare

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

President Barack Obama speaks to mayors from around the country, Thursday, Jan. 21, 2016, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. They visited the White House as part of the Winter Meeting of the U.S. Conference of Mayors in Washington this week. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Obamacare enrollment projections down nearly 40 percent

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

President Barack Obama stands with House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis. in Emancipation Hall on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2015, during an event to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the 13th amendment that abolished slavery. (Associated Press) **FILE**

Federal deficit to soar in 2016 after Ryan-Obama tax deal

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

President Obama will need to more than double the number of Americans enrolled in Obamacare exchange plans to reach 21 million next year, the target set in budget projections, in what is shaping up as the next major test for the health care law. (Associated Press)

Obamacare enrollees must double to make budget projections work

By Tom Howell Jr. - The Washington Times

President Obama's $4 trillion budget plan will arrive on Capitol Hill on Tuesday as national political attention is turned to the New Hampshire primary elections. (Associated Press/File)

Budget deficit smallest of Obama presidency, but economy still sluggish: CBO

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

MIT economist Jonathan Gruber, a key architect of Obamacare, testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2014, before the House Oversight Committee health care hearing. (AP Photo/Molly Riley) ** FILE **

Jonathan Gruber still selling Obamacare as 50 million face losing plans

By Rich Weinstein