The Trump administration is now coming after the Congressional Budget Office. The White House’s campaign against the nonpartisan agency that scores the cost of legislation is veering into the absurd, all because the CBO concluded that the One Big Bill will add trillions to the national debt over the next decade.
The CBO director is chosen by the House and Senate Budget Committees, under an informal arrangement in which the lead role alternates between the House and Senate Budget chairs. The agency does not consider political affiliation in its hiring process, stating it “seeks to hire the best-qualified job candidate solely on the basis of his or her fitness to perform the duties of the position.”
This isn’t the first time Trump has tried to discredit the CBO, he did the same when they revealed his health care plan would leave millions uninsured. Now it’s happening again because the CBO dared to state the obvious: massive tax cuts and spending hikes will blow up the deficit.
State facts, and the Trump administration will come after you.
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