Palmer and Colleagues Demand CBO Cost Analysis of “Build Back Better” Legislation

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Palmer and Colleagues Demand CBO Cost Analysis of “Build Back Better” Legislation

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Gary Palmer (AL-06) and a number of his colleagues have sent a letter to Congressional Budget Office Director, Phillip Swagel, requesting a true cost analysis of the Democrats’ Build Back Better legislation. On sending the letter, Palmer released the following statement:

“The nation will have to build back from the brink of bankruptcy, should this legislation ever become law,” Palmer said. “Although the Democrats are pretending to scale back on a number of the unwarranted programs in it, we have no idea what the true price tag is for these policies that would fundamentally undermine our Republic and move us one step closer to socialism.

“I have seen more than one or two budget gimmicks during my time in Congress, and this package is full of them,” Palmer continued. “For instance, the legislation partially funds programs and pretends they will come to an end, even though the clear intention is to make them permanent. This is why we have requested that the CBO Director conduct a true analysis, so that Congress and the American people have a real understanding of just how much this monstrosity will cost. Independent groups have consistently said this bill is not paid for and will increase the deficit. This analysis will expose all of the bill’s budget gimmicks and hopefully end this misleading effort to run our country over the fiscal cliff.”

Congressman Palmer’s letter to Director Swagel can be read here.

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