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Lawmakers take up Obamacare revision without an independent scorekeeper

The Washington Post: You might think of it as the legislative equivalent of flying into a storm without instruments. Two committees in the Republican-led House have begun drafting sweeping health legislation without the benefit of an objective estimate of its impact from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) — a reckless move, critics say, considering that they are dealing with the well-being of tens of millions of Americans and an industry that accounts for close to one-fifth of the economy. “Health care is too important, it impacts too many lives, to have a health-care bill jammed though in the same manner as President Trump’s immigration order,” said Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-Tex.). “What this bill needs is some extreme vetting.” Doggett offered an unsuccessful motion for a week’s delay in action by the Ways and Means Committee.

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