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06/26/2017: The Senate’s health care bill has a CBO score, let’s do the numbers
Jun 26, 2017

06/26/2017: The Senate’s health care bill has a CBO score, let’s do the numbers

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The Senate Republican health care bill was first shown to the public Thursday, with an eye on voting a week later. Today we got the Congressional Budget Office score. The headline numbers are 22 million people losing coverage and a $321 billion deficit reduction by 2026. We'll talk through what it all means and what to keep an eye on as the bill hurtles toward a vote Thursday. Then: The president is a former CEO who wants to run the company like a business, so let's tease out how the U.S. government is and isn't like a public company. Plus, the first in a series of stories we're doing on globalization.  

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The Senate Republican health care bill was first shown to the public Thursday, with an eye on voting a week later. Today we got the Congressional Budget Office score. The headline numbers are 22 million people losing coverage and a $321 billion deficit reduction by 2026. We’ll talk through what it all means and what to keep an eye on as the bill hurtles toward a vote Thursday. Then: The president is a former CEO who wants to run the company like a business, so let’s tease out how the U.S. government is and isn’t like a public company. Plus, the first in a series of stories we’re doing on globalization.  

Music from the episode

Red Moon Whitney
Fiction Steve Gunn
Hella Good No Doubt
City Music Kevin Morby
Hey You We Are Shining
Can't Let You Go (feat. Mike Shorey & Lil' Mo) Fabolous, Mike Shorey, Lil' Mo