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Mark Pocan: “The Congressional Budget Office, I mean, the heads of it…”

Featuring: Mark Pocan, Democratic | U.S. House, Wisconsin, District 2

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Mark Pocan Discusses Impact of Proposed Health Care and Social Program Cuts in Wisconsin Town Hall

Published | Video Starts at 1:05:34

I'm sure the Congressional Budget Office has computed the numbers and I'm sure that they all ignored them as they do everything that they're doing. The Congressional Budget Office, I mean, the heads of it have actually been appointed by Republicans. and now they're like trashing it because the numbers, the facts, they don't like. This is all a new scenario in politics. Right. (1:05:34–1:05:45)

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