White House budget chief apologizes to CBO analyst

[TomCADem]

Source: MSN/The Hill

White House budget chief Mick Mulvaney on Friday apologized to a Congressional Budget Office (CBO) analyst, saying his criticism of the group should have targeted the director.

"It is the Director who bears the ultimate responsibility for reports delivered by the non-partisan organization," Mulvaney, the head of the Office of Management and Budget, said in a statement.

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Mulvaney did not name CBO Director Keith Hall, a conservative labor economist who headed the White House Council of Economic Advisers under former President George W. Bush.

In 2015, Hall has tapped to head the CBO by Republican leaders, including former Budget Committee Chairman Tom Price (R-Ga.), who is now President Trump's Health and Human Services secretary.

Read more: http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/white-house-budget-chief-apologizes-to-cbo-analyst/ar-BBBQ7UM?li=BBnb7Kz

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First, to the extent there was any bias in the CBO score, it would be in favor of Republicans, because the head of the CBO is a conservative who was appointed by Republican leadership. If anything, the estimate of 23 million losing their health insurance is too low.

Second, the fact that Keith Hall let one of his staff members be a scapegoat for the White House is disgraceful.

[a kennedy]

1. I despise Mulvaney.

[Still In Wisconsin]

2. Nice non-apology apology, asshole. n/t

[Thinkingabout]

3. The CBO did not deliver a favorable report on the AHCA, so the republicans

attack the report and the CBO.

[Midnight Writer]

4. Exactly. Heard a lot of hate talk radio yesterday, and it was all about the "liberal Dem" CBO.

Over and over.

On every show.

The same lies.

Can't wait for the CBO report on their budget.

[Volaris]

6. Anything that comes from the government (to them)

Is clearly corrupted by liberal influence of Big Government. I wonder how much MORE of the government they will have to be in command of before the irony of this starts to crack holes in their thick fucking skullz.

[not fooled]

5. Mulvaney is a teabagging crackpot asshole

who shouldn't be anywhere near Federal policy making.

Attack the messenger much, eh Mick?

[Bernardo de La Paz]

8. Republican Mulvaney. They must be made to wear the brand they own for 2018 and 2020. . . nt

[dalton99a]

7. Mulvaney is scum.

[mdbl]

9. is there anything conservatives do that ISN'T disgraceful?

I ask you.

[DK504]

10. "saying his criticism of the group should have targeted the director.

Is this guy insane?