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Over state lines, whether that will move the needle or not. is it too soon for democrats to say this is a win for us? >> i do think it's too soon, but it certainly points in that direction. remember that part two and part three, that the congressmen were talking about require the cooperation of the democrats. and nothing that we've seen so far suggests that that's going to be forthcoming. >> how often would you say, in your five years, almost six years leading the cbo, did you guys get it right? what's a reality check for the american people? >> i would say that 95% of the time, cbo is spot-on...

Stories about the older people that voted for trump who are very low income or sustainable by fixed income and they start not having the ability to get care because it's so expensive, that's going to be on you. right now it's just politics. secretary price saying the cbo, they shouldn't be in this, and newt gingrich saying get rid of cbo, and the guy running the cbo is price's pick, and the white house estimates, the ones that will not have insurance is 26 million, higher than the cbo estimate. >> i think you have to explain to the american people why they disagree with the numbers. i think a ...

You know, i'm not sure what information came in -- >> none. >> i think this serves as a -- if i was the president, i would clear this up. it serves a as a major distraction, frankly, for some of the big issues he wants to accomplish and we want to accomplish with him. >> hard to clear it up if there's nothing there. seems to be the bind he is in. let's move on to another issue, the cbo. how damagining is this cbo repo to getting this bill passed in the house? >> obviously, it's a big headline. but i think there are a couple of big things to remember in this process. this is very important. the...

No, they are estimates. the cbo estimated those that would enroll in obamacare, they were off by about half. >> you had former employers that didn't supply health care, and then you had expansions when they said it was an alternative. thank you, christine, as always. let's discuss this with people that know who they are talking about. he advised president trump during the campaign, and also joining us, chief economists for chase. thank you for being here. the cbo testing, the scoring of this, steven, saying 24 million people will be uninsured in the next few years because of this,

Attempting to downplay the impact of this explosive new report up here on capitol hill. the congressional budget office projecting 14 million americans would lose their coverage next year. with 24 million people uninsured by 2026 under the republican health care plan to replace obamacare. >> we disagree strenuously with the report that was put out. >> reporter: the white house denouncing the findings. >> we believe that our plan will cover more individuals a at lower cost and give them the choices that they want for the coverage that they want. >> reporter: their strategy, attacking the nonpar...