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John Cornyn: “The Build Back Better bill wasn't even honestly scored in…”

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Published December 23, 2021 | Video Starts at 12:33

So if there are parts of the bill that Democrats want to talk to us about and try to work together to build … The Build Back Better bill wasn't even honestly scored in terms of the cost. … I think, a miscalculation to try to do something this aggressive in a partisan and purely party line vote. And Senator Manchin put a stop to that and good for him. (12:33–12:44)

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Asserts that the Build Back Better bill was not accurately cost-assessed.

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