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    1. From the piece:

      > Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.) sparred with CNN’s Brianna Keilar on Wednesday evening about the impact President Donald Trump’s “big beautiful bill” would have on access to health care.
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      > After Burchett said the media was lying about how many people would lose Medicaid coverage, Keilar noted that those numbers ― showing nearly 12 million would lose access ― come from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office.
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      > “So you’re taking issue with the CBO estimate here?” she asked.
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      > “Yes ma’am, I do have an issue with it. The office is very partisan,” Burchett said, saying much of the staff are Democrats. “We ought to do away with these organizations because we use them when we like them. We don’t use them when we don’t like them.”
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      > But Keilar had some receipts.
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      > “So, in January 2024, there was a Republican who trusted the CBO so much that they reintroduced a resolution to require the House clerk to read the CBO estimate of any bill,” she said. “I believe that was you, sir. The third time you introduced that resolution? Is that right?”

    2. > “Yes ma’am, I do have an issue with it. The office is very partisan,” Burchett said, saying much of the staff are Democrats. “We ought to do away with these organizations because we use them when we like them. We don’t use them when we don’t like them.”

      „We use the numbers when we like them and don’t use them when we don’t like them. It’s the consistent and unbiased numbers that are partisan, not us who change our feelings about them based on whether or not they support our party’s goals!“

    3. That was pretty good. Brianna wasn’t having it, which was great, but they always let them off eventually. I wish they’d push harder.

    4. Go figure, another AR-15 Xmas card guy is being disingenuous.

      ***Shocked, utterly shocked.***

    5. GrumpyOldFart7676 on

      He is just a felon47 puppet, as is the complete GOP.

      They drank the Kool aid, not just a cup, but the whole pitcher.

    6. He tweeted that he ate CNN for dinner after this interview. It is a joke locally that when you call his offices his staff lies just as much as he does. Last time I called, one of his staffers told me we all needed to chill because trump’s budget doesn’t affect Medicaid spending at all.

    7. AcadiaLivid2582 on

      It’s not fair to expect a Republican legislator to remember all the things they supported yesterday

    8. AuspiciousPuffin on

      By his own logic we should not trust him because he is literally partisan.

      This also feels like a “so you agree? It would be bad if this bill caused 12 million people to lose medical coverage?”

    9. ResponsibleSalad8059 on

      Why does everyone refuse to push these people? He wouldn’t answer so she just moved on rather than forcing him to either respond or leave.

    10. J-the-Kidder on

      Pfft, these soulless ghouls eat hypocrisy for breakfast. It only empowers their blatantly corrupt shamelessness.

    11. philoth3rian on

      So they don’t trust scientific research because they believe the results favor whomever is funding it, but they want a private accounting firm because they believe they’ll be independent, while under threat of losing their contract if they present unfavorable estimates. Got it.

    12. Republican mantra: “If they don’t comply, they must die.”

      Nothing like having a dictator in the White House, spineless congressional members and on-the-take Supreme Court justices.

    13. BootyOptions on

      Someone on CNN holding a republican accountable?

      Looks like Brianna is due to get „reassigned“ elsewhere.

    14. GalacticFartLord on

      Spineless, evil piece of shit. That’s all republicans are. Vile creatures.

    15. Conservatives really do pick the most unintelligent people to represent them.

    16. Representative Tim Burchett is one of the members of Congress leading the UAP disclosure movement, along with Representative Nancy Mace. It’s amazing that people still take that topic seriously.

    17. CodWonderful2045 on

      People should play footage of Trump’s lies and broken promises everywhere he goes 

    18. TheBigIdiotSalami on

      They. Do. Not. Care. About. Hypocrisy.

      They’re robbing the bank for the final time and they know they’ll get away with it because if Democrats even get a trifecta they’ll whine about how it’s impossible to do anything and the Parliamentarian says no or something else.

    19. Tasty-Performer6669 on

      The GOP can be “morally flexible” when it suits them

      Fucking liars

    20. When the facts support my assertion it’s good when the facts don’t support my assertion it’s partisan. Congressman Bubba logic. Racist bubbas of Tennessee eat this shit up with a spoon.

    21. Unidentified_Snail on

      In one sentence he said how dare she not want Americans to know how much bills cost, then said that of course he doesn’t trust the organisation which his legislation would have doing it?

      That was like watching a schizophrenic.

    22. General_Tso75 on

      It’s strange these people are so craven and dastardly at the same time. Absolute cowards who will not hesitate to stab anyone in the back if they can get away with it.

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