EXCLUSIVE: McConnell and Graham ask CBO for 'true cost' of Biden spending plan
Republican Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and Senate Budget Committee ranking member Lindsey Graham asked the Congressional Budget Office on Friday to provide the American people with the "true cost" of the multi-trillion-dollarWhile Democrats have pushed for a massive reconciliation package presented with an estimated $3.5 trillion price tag, McConnell and Graham say the true cost has not yet been figured, and want to see the real numbers presented.
"Given the Majority's intent to completely ignore Senate committees, and the limited debate and consideration for the measure before it comes to the Senate floor, it is critical that the Congressional Budget Office provide Senators and the public with information related to theof the reckless changes being proposed," McConnell and Graham wrote in a letter to CBO director Phillip Swagel, obtained by Fox News.
The senators added, "We are concerned that the bill is currently being drafted behind closed doors in order to avoid making estimates available." Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., speaks to reporters during a news conference at the Capitol, Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021, in Washington. Graham said Thursday that the president must accept his own role in the violence that occurred at the U.S. Capitol. imposed and related costs by the legislative proposal, and detailed information on federal costs subject to future appropriations?"
"Democrats have said their Reckless Tax and Spend plan costs $0 – but that is false," a spokesperson for Senate Budge Committee Republicans told Fox News. "The American people deserve to know the true cost of this multi-trillion dollar bill."President Joe Biden
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