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The AP [1] again falsely claims that the House health care reform legislation would cost $1.5 trillion.
Waxman's committee is the last of three House panels trying to finish the $1.5 trillion, 10-year legislation.
This is a completely made up number with no basis in reality. If you simply look at the CBO report [2] on the projected cost of the bill, you will see that this a lie.
This is not the first time [3](and probably not the last time) AP “reported” fantasy and not reality about the price of health care reform.
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Links:
[1] http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jlMpJGn28kqCcgU-aGcYE_ZHW-ywD99KDG900
[2] http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/104xx/doc10464/hr3200.pdf
[3] http://tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2009/07/newt-my-15-trillion-claim-comes-from-ap-report.php
[4] http://jwalkerreport.blogspot.com/