Diana DeGette: “The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office says that 13.7…”

“Mr. Chairman, the committee's not in order. Gentlelady will proceed. Thank you. You can't just cut $715 billion for Medicaid without slashing benefits for people. You can't do it. And in fact, The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office says that 13.7 million Americans will be kicked off their health care. Here's how it breaks down. CBO estimates that 8.6 million Americans will lose coverage under this bill and then 5.1 million will lose their coverage because I'm going to guarantee you the Republican majority's not going to extend the enhanced ACA subsidies.” (00:44–00:53)

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