Spending deal hurts Obamacare's bottom line
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It's long been an annoying truth for Republicans trying to make their case against Obamacare: Congress' official scorekeeper has consistently said the law will lower the federal deficit rather than raise it.
But by delaying three of the law's taxes in a major, bipartisan spending agreement forged early Wednesday morning, the GOP has brought the law closer to the deficit-increasing side of the fence.
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"The Affordable Care Act would no longer reduce deficits this decade if all three of these taxes are subsequently repealed," said Loren Adler, research director for the Center for a Responsible Federal Budget, which has compiled estimates on how much the deal would reduce revenue coming into the government.