house again recently. i believe that still to be true, but obviously there are a lot of things that were added in the house, and we do have a little bit of negotiation that still needs to be done on top of the fact that the parliamentarian still has to review the provisions, but i feel really good we re going to pass build back better, that we re going to lower costs for americans, that we are going to help elders afford their prescription drugs, that we are going to ensure that every 3 and 4-year-old has pre-k, and that we are going to bring down health care costs by providing hearing aids for our seniors. so this is significant what we re doing in this bill, and all of it is paid for by taxes on the wealthiest individuals and corporations finally paying their fair share. that is something the american public supports and all of these things will help lower costs for americans. on that last point, and to the extent that senator manchin is looking for cover, he gets it, does he not,
all of it is paid for by taxes on the wealthiest individuals and corporations finally paying their fair share. that is something the american public supports and all of these things will help lower costs for americans. on that last point, and to the extent that senator manchin is looking for cover, he gets it, does he not, in those labor statistics that show inflation at a 40-year high, and the cbo score that says this is going to add $3 trillion to the deficit? well, the cbo score was a fictional score. let s talk about the real cbo score that said this would be deficit neutral for the first decade and would actually help the deficit, cut the deficit by $2 trillion over the second ten years. the cbo score you re referring to was on a fictional bill. it was not on the bill we passed. it was saying if all the programs in the bill were extended for ten years, then what would be the effect? but they didn t anticipate, a, the fact that the programs
deficit neutral for the first decade and would actually help the deficit, cut the deficit by $2 trillion over the second ten years. the cbo score you re referring to was on a fictional bill. it was not on the bill we passed. it was saying if all the programs in the bill were extended for ten years, then what would be the effect? but they didn t anticipate, a, the fact that the programs expire. we re going to have to decide whether or not to extend them. and, b, they didn t take into account if we decided to extend them, we can pay for them in the same way we re paying for them now. so that is not a real score, and senator manchin should know that.