Institutional decay

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Another venerable institution under relentless attack

The Trump administration is not fond of the Congressional Budget Office. The independent, highly respected agency that analyzes the impact of legislative proposals has said the numbers in President Trump’s budget don’t add up and that Republican health care proposals would cause huge insurance coverage losses. And it will hold immense sway over the fate of Republicans’ next legislative priority: tax reform. The White House has embarked on a rhetorical war against the agency without precedent. The White House's official Twitter account sent out a "fact-check" video trying to debunk the CBO's findings that Republican health bills would reduce health coverage by more than 20 million people. (At one point, the video misspells the word "inaccurate.")

The Congressional Budget Office's math doesn't add up.

Faulty Numbers = Faulty Results pic.twitter.com/zdf4bZ01ma
— The White House (@WhiteHouse) July 12, 2017

In an interview in May, White House budget director Mick Mulvaney attacked the group, saying, “At some point, you've got to ask yourself, has the day of the CBO come and gone?”

The Republican war on the CBO, explained - Vox