Trump budget chief under fire over attack on Congressional budget analysts

[DonViejo]

Source: Reuters



Thu Jun 1, 2017 | 5:12pm EDT

By Amanda Becker | WASHINGTON

The White House's budget chief came under fire on Thursday from Democrats and others over his attack on the budget research office of the U.S. Congress, escalating tensions between Republicans and professional staffers on Capitol Hill.

Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney called "absurd" a recent finding by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) that a Republican healthcare bill would cause 23 million people to lose health insurance coverage.

In an interview on Wednesday with the Washington Examiner, a conservative newspaper, Mulvaney said, "At some point, you've got to ask yourself, has the day of the CBO come and gone?"

Steny Hoyer, a Democratic House of Representatives leader, in a statement called Mulvaney's comments "irresponsible and unacceptable" and an "indication of a bully mentality."


Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-congress-cbo-idUSKBN18S6HZ

[canetoad]

1. Two words that define this presidency

'Under fire'.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

4. Two words that DEFINE Republicons: "Bully mentality". . . . nt

[canetoad]

5. Yep, that too. nt

[MiddleClass]

9. Two words that I hope define the Donald Trump presidency

PENDING INDICTMENT

[exboyfil]

2. You take a $100B/yr out of the system

What the hell do you think will happen. That alone is $4200/person. Then you have the individuals have to buy the higher price premium insurance and sending their penalty payments to the insurance company. A bunch of folks are going to drop out for that reason as well.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

3. "Bully mentality": excellent phrase & framing. Start using that to describe Republicons. . . nt

[Freethinker65]

6. Actuarial Science Deniers

I will not be surprised if they attack the numbers as "science".

[Stonepounder]

7. Well, it is in line with Trump's beliefs.

Congress' day has come and gone.
The courts' day has come and gone.
Democracy's day has come and gone.
The MSM's day has come and gone.
Science's day has come and gone.
Public Education's day has come and gone.
Trump is here and will make the world great again.

[rgbecker]

8. Don't forget Nato, Russian sanctions and Planet Earth.

[MiddleClass]

10. Ireland gave three words at least to the English language

Boycott – alienate one's products – Lord boycott – Irish potato famine – boycott them
Malarkey – Bull shit – Lord. Malarkey – Queen Victoria – told me a bunch of malarkey
Shenanigans – games – someone called shenanigan – always up to shenanigans

Now, unfortunately.
Mulvaney – extreme unconsiderate cruelty – Americans – screw somebody without care or guilt