The real CBO Score - Not $847 Billion But $2.5 Trillion

Republican Sen. Orrin Hatch of Utah argued before the panel that tightening is needed to prevent federal funds from being used to pay for abortion. Image Credit: Senatus

The real CBO Score - Not $847 Billion But $2.5 Trillion - No Vote To Cloture

Orrin Hatch was interviewed in his Senate office by Greta Van Sustern on her program "On The Record" where he had a chart that showed the published CBO "Scoring" of the Senate Healthcare Bill to be $847 Billion dollars. Sen. Hatch said that if one uses additional information issued in the CBO report, the actual figure really is $2.5 Trillion dollars over ten years.

This excerpted and edited from The Salt Lake Tribune -

Utah Sen. Hatch expects health reform 'holy war'
By Matt Canham, The Salt Lake Tribune - Updated: 11/19/2009 11:46:36 AM MST

Sen. Orrin Hatch ramped up the rhetoric against health reform after Senate Democrats unveiled their sweeping $849 billion proposal late Wednesday.

The Utah Republican told the Los Angeles Times that the floor debate is "going to be a holy war."

And Hatch appeared on the Fox News morning show Fox & Friends on Thursday saying that if the bill passes, "I hope the American people rebel."

Hatch, who early on participated in bipartisan health reform negotiations, has a long list of complaints with the Democratic proposal. He doesn't like a government-run insurance alternative, proposed cuts to Medicare Advantage subsidies or mandates on companies and individuals. He also says the bill will cost the country money, despite non-partisan estimates that the legislation would result in savings.

"This is a lousy bill that is going to cost American taxpayers like mad for the rest of our lives," he said on Fox.

The Democratic National Committee quickly responded to Hatch's criticisms, saying he is spreading "false propaganda about the Senate health care bill in an attempt to improve the Republican Party's political fortunes."

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid presented the latest bill this week. It would extend coverage to 31 million uninsured Americans, stop insurance companies from raising prices or restricting coverage based on gender or a health condition and reduce the national deficit by $127 billion over 10 years.

The Democrats pay for the proposal with money culled from Medicare and new taxes on individuals making more than $200,000 and on high-end insurance plans.

Democrats must get 60 votes to bring the bill to the floor and, if that succeeds, the Senate is expected to debate the reform bill for weeks. Hatch would likely be one of the anti-reform leaders, taking the point on the issue of abortion, which has become a flash point in Congress.
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If you are a citizen who believes that this Government has spent enough of your hard earned money, and this approach to Healthcare reform is wrong (no tort reform or free-market mandates), the time is now ... NOW to lean hard on the Senators listed below, they are our best chance of this getting this $2.5 Trillion dollar law of economic slavery stopped in the Senate.

Call or write NOW:

We need 41 NO votes on cloture!

We need to lean hard on the below Senators, they are our best chance of this getting this stopped in the Senate:

Mark Begich-AK- phone. (202) 224-3004, , toll free. (877) 501 – 6275* fax. (202) 224-2354,
email(http://begich.senate.gov/contact/contact...)

Blanche L. Lincoln –AR-Office: 202-224-4843; Fax: 202-228-1371,
email(http://lincoln.senate.gov/contact/email....)

Mark Pryor-AR Phone: (202) 224-2353, Fax: (202) 228-0908
Email(http://pryor.senate.gov/contact/)

Joseph Lieberman- CT-(202) 224-4041 Voice,(202) 224-9750 Fax
Email (http://lieberman.senate.gov/contact/)

Thomas Carper-DE Phone: (202) 224-2441, Fax: (202) 228-2190
Email (http://carper.senate.gov/contact/)

Bill Nelson- FL- Phone: 202-224-5274, Fax: 202-228-2183
Email (http://billnelson.senate.gov/contact/ind...)

Even Bayh-IN (202) 224-5623, (202) 228-1377 fax
Email (http://bayh.senate.gov/contact/email/)

Mary Landrieu- LA Voice: (202)224-5824,Fax:(202) 224-9735
Email (http://landrieu.senate.gov/contact/index...)

Susan Collins –( R ) ME-Phone: (202) 224-2523, Fax: (202) 224-2693
Email(http://collins.senate.gov/public/continu......

Olympia Snowe-( R ) ME – Phone: (202) 224-5344,Toll Free: (800) 432-1599 Fax: (202) 224-1946
Email (http://snowe.senate.gov/public/index.cfm......

John Tester-MT Phone: (202) 224-2644, Fax: (202) 224-8594
Email (http://tester.senate.gov/Contact/index.c...)

Kent Conrad-ND-Phone: (202) 224-2043, Fax: (202) 224-7776
Email(http://conrad.senate.gov/contact/webform...)

Ben Nelson-NE- Tel: 1-202-224-6551, Fax: 1-202-228-0012
Email (http://bennelson.senate.gov/contact-me.c...)

Ron Wyden-OR Phone: (202) 224-5244, Fax: (202) 228-2717
Email (http://wyden.senate.gov/contact/)

Robert Byrd-WV- Telephone: (202) 224-3954,Fax: (202) 228-0002
Email (http://byrd.senate.gov/contacts/)

Mark Warner- VA- Phone: 202-224-2023, Fax: 202-224-6295
Email (http://warner.senate.gov/public/index.cf...)

Bob Bennett- UT-Phone: (202) 224-5444 (no fax)
Email: http://bennett.senate.gov/...ex.cfm?p=ContactForm

Byron Dorgan- ND Phone (202) 224-2551 , Fax (202) 224-1193
Email: http://dorgan.senate.gov/...tact/contact_form.cfm

Max Baucus-MT (202) 224-2651 (Office),(202) 224-9412 (Fax)
Email: http://baucus.senate.gov/...ilForm.cfm?subj=issue