Demands for CBO score jeopardize Friday House vote
By Cristina Marcos - 11/05/21 10:49 AM EDT
The demands from a handful of centrist lawmakers for a full Congressional Budget Office analysis of the social spending package are jeopardizing House Democratic leaders’ plans to hold a vote Friday on the legislation.
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) acknowledged that a CBO score on the bill — which spans more than 2,000 pages — would not be ready on Friday.
“We're working on it,” Hoyer said of the vote count.
House Democrats can only afford up to three defections and still pass legislation on their own without any support from Republicans.
And while Democratic leaders had ironed out numerous other policy disputes late Thursday night, including prescription drug pricing and the state and local tax deduction (SALT), they had yet to resolve moderates’ concerns about wanting lots of time to review the legislation’s fiscal impact.
Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine), a centrist who represents a district carried by former President Trump, emerged from Pelosi's office reiterating that there should be a CBO score before a vote on the social spending package.
Asked if there will be a vote on Friday, Golden said: "That's a good question. I don't know."
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