GOP Holdout Blasts CNN Host To Her Face For Network ‘Trying To Scare’ Americans About Big, Beautiful Bill

Republican Rep. Tim Burchett of Tennessee clashed with “Out Front with Erin Burnett” guest host Brianna Keilar Wednesday evening over the reconciliation bill.

The House of Representatives advanced the reconciliation bill early Thursday morning in a 219-213 vote, overcoming objections from all but one of over a dozen Republican holdouts. Keilar questioned Burchett about reforms to Medicaid, repeating claims it would take health insurance away from millions of Americans and citing the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). (RELATED: Scott Jennings Reminds Former Clinton Official Which Dem President Backed Work Requirements For Medicaid)

“The CBO, which you put so much trust in for years and years that you passed a resolution wanting estimates read before bills, is very clear about how many people are going to be kicked off of healthcare, until you were against the CBO,” Keilar said.

“No, ma’am. No, ma’am. Listen, if you want to do the editorial, just go ahead and you don’t need me on here,” Burchett responded, with Keilar shooting back, “These are facts, sir, I don’t have to editorialize.”

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Burchett, who “CNN NewsNight” host Abby Phillip described as a “holdout” on the reconciliation bill Wednesday night after Burchett’s appearance on the network, called out the CBO as a “partisan organization.”

“I would like to see scores. I would like to see what the economic — economic output of every bill. You as a taxpayer should want that too. And the CBO is the only organization we have. If I could allow a private accounting firm to do it, I would much rather that happen, but the reality is it would have to be the CBO,” Burchett responded. “And what do you have against knowing how much each bill is spent? Why does the media post that? Why do you all on the left always fight every chance at America knowing what’s going on?”