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White House press secretary Sean Spicer speaks during the daily press briefing at the White House in Washington, Monday, March 13, 2017. Spicer discussed surveil-
lance during the 2016 presidential campaign and other topics.
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Justice Dept. Asks For More Time on Wiretapping Evidence

Congress’ Analyst: Millions to Lose Coverage Under GOP Bill

ALAN FRAM implode. The congressional experts said that detailed, credible appraisal of the Republi-
RICARDO ZALDIVAR largely would not be the case, that the mar- can effort to unravel former President Barack
Associated Press ket for individual policies “would probably be Obama’s 2010 overhaul.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Fourteen million Ameri- stable in most areas under either current law The office has a four-decade history of even-
cans would lose coverage next year under or the (GOP) legislation.” handedness and is currently headed by an
House Republican legislation remaking the The report also flies in the face of Trump’s appointee recommended by Price when he
nation’s health care system, and the number talk of “insurance for everybody,” which he was a congressman.
would balloon to 24 million by 2026, Congress’ stated in January. He has since embraced a Trump has repeatedly attacked the agency’s
budget analysts projected Monday. Their re- less expansive goal — to “increase access” — credibility, citing its significant underestimate
port deals a stiff blow to a GOP drive already advanced by House Speaker Paul Ryan and of the number of people who would buy in-
under fire from both parties and large seg- other Republicans. surance on state and federal exchanges un-
ments of the medical industry. Health secretary Tom Price told reporters der “Obamacare.”
The Congressional Budget Office report un- at the White House the report was “simply On the plus side for Republicans, the budget
dercuts a central argument President Donald wrong” and that he disagreed “strenuously,” office said the GOP measure would reduce
Trump and Republicans have cited for swiftly saying it omitted the impact of additional federal deficits by $337 billion over the com-
rolling back the 2010 health care overhaul: GOP legislation and regulatory changes that ing decade.
that the insurance markets created under the Trump administration plans for the future. Continued on Page 3
that statute are “a disaster” and about to Still, the budget office’s estimates provide a