On MSNBC's Morning Joe on July 27, CNBC host Maria Bartiromo falsely
asserted as fact that the health care reform proposal under consideration in
Congress will cost a "trillion dollars over 10 years." In fact, the
Congressional Budget Office has found that the House tri-committee bill "would result in a net increase in
he federal budget deficit of $239 billion over the 2010-2019 period," not $1
rillion.
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