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House Budget Committee member warns tax law could strip health coverage from 15 million, urges OMB director to testify
Summary
A member of the House Budget Committee told the Congressional Budget Office that recent tax legislation will cause an estimated 15 million Americans to lose health coverage over the next year, and urged the Office of Management and Budget director to appear before the committee for oversight.
A member of the House Budget Committee used opening remarks at a budget hearing to warn that recent tax legislation will cause major health-care losses and to press the Office of Management and Budget to make its director available for oversight.
Speaker 1, a member of the House Budget Committee, thanked Director Philip Swagel and the Congressional Budget Office staff for their work, saying their role is 'the unsung work of government.' He added, "It is important to remember, however, it is not you, and it is no one at CBO that is the cause of 15,000,000…
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