1.0 link 227301 <![CDATA[CBO Numbers On House Health Care Bill Are Fake]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/07/07/cbo-numbers-on-house-heal_n_227301.html The Congressional Budget Office has not released scores on the House health care reform proposal, despite reports that it had estimated the plan would cost taxpayers upwards of $1.5 trillion.

CongressDaily reported earlier Tuesday that the package had been scored -- legislative lingo for a cost estimate -- at a figure that would make passage of the House bill in the Senate difficult.

The report caused a stir on the Hill and stoked fears of a setback.

"THERE. IS. NO. SCORE," e-mailed...

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